Canadian Co-operative Association / Association des coopératives du Canada
Registration:
8
of
23
(2009-10-05
to
2010-09-02)
Policies or Program
- Increase international development assistance and augment the role of co-operatives and other non-governmental organizations in delivery of this assistance. Canada needs to spend more on Official Development Assistance (ODA) in order to reach the target of .7 of Gross National Income (GNI).
- Renew and expand the Co-operative Development Initiative (CDI) and Agricultural Co-operative Development Initiative (Ag-CDI) in April 2009. These are two programs presently administered by the Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) and by Le Conseil Canadien de la Coopération (CCC) in partnership with the Co-operatives Secretariat (AAFC) which both help the development of new and emerging co-operative ventures. These programs end March 31, 2009 and CCA and CCC seek to renew them for a 4 year period.
- The establishment of a new federal Co-operative Investment Plan which is a tax credit program which exists in Québec by which members and employees of a co-operative can get a tax deduction for purchasing co-operative shares in agricultural or worker co-ops.