The Canadian Co-operative Hall of Fame is Canada’s first virtual Hall of Fame recognizing and celebrating the legacies and achievements of outstanding Canadian co-operators.

At the beginning of this, CCA’s anniversary year, Canadian co-operators were asked to put forth names of co-operative pioneers who made significant and lasting contributions to the development of Canadian co-operatives and credit unions. Fourteen outstanding individuals were nominated. From these fourteen individuals, CCA went back to the co-operative community, seeking their on-line vote for the one person who would be given the additional recognition of Canada’s Greatest Canadian Co-operator.

Co-operators from coast-to-coast developed campaigns to raise the awareness and gather support for their particular ‘Greatest Canadian co-operator’ and in the end there were more than 8,000 votes cast.

This site honours and pays tribute to the men and women who have developed, built and promoted the co-operative model and co-operative values in Canada and around the world. The first group of inductees includes the fourteen co-operative pioneers and also recipients of the Global Co-operator Award, and Canadian Co-operative Achievement Award, past and present.

The Canadian Co-operative Hall of Fame will continue to grow each year in celebration ofoutstanding co-operators in Canada.