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:

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)