Promoting Co-op Week in Canada! (Oct. 13-19)

Since 1895, co-operatives around the world have been guided by seven principles. These guidelines allow co-operatives to put their values into practice. 







This year's Co-op Week theme, Interco-operation, is directly related to the 6th principle: Co-operation among Co-operatives. Co-operatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the co-operative sector by working together through local, national, regional and international structures. 

Co-ops are innovative, resilient and inclusive; many attributes that Canada will need in the years ahead. Co-op businesses have never been more relevant than they are today. According to the study titled Economic Impact of the Co-operative Sector in Canada, the co-operative and mutual economy represents 3.4 per cent of Canada’s GDP and almost 200,000 jobs in communities across Canada. 

Visit:

The Ontario Co-operative Association

Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada