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Slide 1: Co-operatives and CED Presenters: Sonia Balepa Melanie Bellamy Adrian Egbers Nicole Rosenow-Redhead
Slide 2: Introduction What is a co-operative and how can they impact the everyday lives of Canadians? Just Some Sectors: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Retail: Consumer/Worker Agriculture Health Financial Housing Insurance Types of Co-operatives: 1) Producer co-operatives 2) Worker co-operatives 3) Consumer co-operatives 4) Multi-stakeholder co-operatives 5) Worker-Shareholder co-operatives Seven Principles: 1) Voluntary and open membership 2) Democratic member control 3) Member economic participation 4) Autonomy and independence 5) Education, training, and information 6) Co-operation among co-operatives 7) Concern for community A Different Purpose A Different Control Structure A Different Allocation of Profit “Co-operatives and credit unions are driven by both economic and social concerns”
Slide 3: Co-op Skit: At The Pearly Gates
Slide 4: Co-operatives and Development at the National and International Level
Slide 5: Policy and Legislation Legislation Canadian Co-operatives Act, 1970 (revised 1999) Policy and Programs Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada
Slide 6: National Associations • Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA), 1909 Represents: 9 million members/3000 Co-ops • Counseil Canadian de la Co-opération (CCC), 1947 Represents: 8 million members/3484 Co-ops
Slide 7: Co-operative Development Initiative (CDI) • • • • • • In operation for six years: $4 million Innovation & Research Advisory Services Ag-CDI Co-operative Development Foundation (CDF) Associate Members/Friends of CCA
Slide 8: National to Community In the Community: Niagara Local Food Co-operative
Slide 9: Mountain Equipment Co-op • • • • • • National in scope $225,000,000 million in revenues 2.5 million members 12 locations across Canada We all vote for the Board of Directors Environmental mandate
Slide 10: Co-operatives and International Development • International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) Founded in 1895 – 220 member organizations in 86 countries that represent 800 million members. Geneva, Switzerland • Canadian Co-operative Association ID Projects with co-ops and credit unions in Africa, Americas, Asia CDF and CIDA: $1 = $3 Develops co-ops in over 20 countries
Slide 11: Co-operatives at the Provincial Level
Slide 12: It is the very nature of co-operatives that make them so important at the provincial level: • Pool resources together • Share ideas/knowledge • Draw on skills & expertise of other members • Stand together as a united front, having a stronger voice on issues related to co-ops • Share risks and benefits
Slide 13: Provincial Distribution • For a country as vast as Canada, where there are many small and isolated rural communities, co-ops and credit unions can be the economic backbone of entire communities • The co-operative movement is thriving in Quebec, largely due to the fact that the Government of Quebec has taken an active role in supporting co-ops, working in a long-term partnership, with continued investment, to ensure that new co-ops can emerge and existing ones can survive and thrive. Newfoundland/Labrador PEI 70 + Co-ops 340 + Co-ops 57,000 members 60,000 + members 1,400 employees 250 (+) employees (ADLtd) $132 million in sales/assets $105 million in sales/assets (Amalgamated DiariesLtd)
Slide 14: Case Study #1 – Co-op Atlantic • Largest wholesale agri-food operation in the Atlantic region • Listed as one of the top 10 Businesses in Atlantic Canada • More than 100 member-owned food and farm supply retailers and cooperatives throughout the Atlantic provinces that purchase goods and services from Co-op Atlantic •Atlantic Canada’s only grower-to-grocer food provider
Slide 15: Case Study #2 - Belleisle Christmas Tree Growers Co-op • Comprised of twenty different tree growers from Southern New Brunswick • Largest crop producer in New Brunswick and produce approximately a 5th of all agricultural products in the province • Proud to be part of the “green” movement • Working in cooperation with other Atlantic Provinces to form a Smart Tree Co-op (producing a better tree that maintains its needles longer)
Slide 16: Co-op Security • A recent study in Quebec showed 64% of coops were still in existence after 5 years of operation compared with 36% of other businesses • Co-ops have also demonstrated a higher level of growth than the Canadian economy in general. Between 1984 and 1997, the number of jobs in the co-op sector increased by 50% compared to a national average of 20% over the same time period
Slide 17: THE HEALTH SECTOR AND COOPERATIVES IN CANADA
Slide 18: Health Sector and Co-operatives • The first one was created in 1940 by Doctor Jacques Tremblay in the Province of Quebec • Saskatchewan has been using this model of community clinics since 1962 • Different services: medical consultations, dental surgery, medical consultation at home, emergency consultations, etc.
Slide 19:   HEALTH COOPERATIVES AND THE YOUTH INVOLVMENT • Enable their beneficiaries to grasp the advantages of working in a cooperative • Youth can work in French and keep their Francophone identity
Slide 20: HOW TO START A COOPERATIVE IN THE HEALTH SECTOR 1. THE STAGES OF THE CREATION OF A COOPERATIVE 2. FEASIBILITY STUDIES 3. VIABILITY TEST 4. LEGAL TOOLS 5. RECRUITMENT AND MEMBERS TRAINING 6. THE ELABORATION OF THE INTERNAL REGULATIONS 7. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Slide 21: Community Economic Development: Community Economic North End North Development:Halifax End Halifax The Grainery Food Co-op Case Study
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Slide 23: “We recognize the importance of education, especially on issues of food sustainability, health, and community activism”
Slide 24: • We value the active participation of the broader community, with whom we wish to codetermine our collective future • We seek a membership policy free of barriers • We aim for a culturally and economically diverse membership
Slide 25: “We value all people involved in the co-op. We respect all of our members and customers; - appreciating the diversity of our cultures and views - giving equal value to the contributions of men and women”
Slide 26: Through healthy practices we will work to ensure the sustainability of the co-op. We seek to promote community health by: Hiring locally - Maintaining accessibility Avoiding authoritarian language and structures - Linking with other elements of the local community
Slide 27: Conclusion 1) Name one of the seven principles of the co-operative business model. 2) How are co-operatives different than ordinary businesses or social enterprises? (Name at least one) 3) What, in your opinion, is the benefit of having a co-op? CDI Renewal Campaign