The Canadian Co-operative Association welcomes media inquiries on issues related to the Canadian and international co-operative sector, as well as on other issues that could affect co-operatives and credit unions.

For information on CCA, its members and its activities in Canada, contact Donna Balkan, Communications Manager, at donna.balkan@coopscanada.coop. Phone: 613-238-6711, ext. 206

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Current CCA media releases:

International Year of Co-operatives to be launched across Canada on January 12 (January 4, 2012)

L'année internationale des coopératives sera inaugurée au Canada le 12 janvier (4 janvier 2012)

Denyse Guy appointed executive director of the Canadian Co-operative Association (November 9, 2011)

UN General Assembly to launch International Year of Co-operatives today (October 31, 2011)

Co-op Week 2011: Canadian co-op sector prepares for International Year  (October 17, 2011)

Co-op Week 2011 to promote IYC2012 theme: Co-operative Enterprises Build a Better World (May 11, 2011)

CCA urges candidates to support the co-operative movement  (April 12, 2011)

Development funding approved (March 29, 2011)

Canadians see new hope in Sri Lanka (February 25, 2011)

DVD chronicles Mentorship Program (November 3, 2010)

New campaign aims at increasing co-op engagement in Fair Trade (October 18, 2010) 

Experience the Co-operative Difference during Co-op Week 2010 (October 14, 2010)

Co-op leaders, organizations, win CCA awards (June 16, 2010)

More than 300 expected at National Summit on a People-Centred Economy  (May 26, 2010)

Co-op Week 2010 will encourage Canadians to Experience the Co-operative Difference (May 12, 2010)

$1 million SSHRC grant awarded for research on co-operatives (February 4, 2010)

UN General Assembly proclaims 2012 the International Year of Co-operatives (December 18, 2009)

After the wave: The role of Canadian credit unions in tsunami recovery efforts in Sri Lanka (December 7, 2009)

CCA reaches out to typhoon affected co-ops
in the Philippines (November 3, 2009)

Canadians and credit unions seeing Sri Lankans
through trying times (October 14, 2009)

October 11-17 is Co-op Week!
(October 5, 2009)

Claude Gauthier elected new CCA president (June 19, 2009) 

Alphonse Desjardins honoured as Greatest Canadian Co-operator  (June 19, 2009)
                                         
Assiniboine Credit Union wins Leadership in Co-operative Governance Award
(June 17, 2009)

Federal government renews and enhances Co‐operative Development Initiative:
$19.1 million over four years for co‐op development
(May 21, 2009)

Co-op Week, ICU Day 2009 to focus on advantages of co-operatives and credit unions in uncertain economic environment
(May 19, 2009)

A century of co-operation: celebrating the 100th anniversary of Canada's co-operative movement
(January 7, 2009)