Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada / Coopératives et mutuelles Canada
Registration:
17
of
24
(2019-07-15
to
2019-12-17)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Support or investment in the Canadian Co-operative Investment Fund which provides patient capital and lending to finance the capitalization of new and emerging co-operatives. The fund exists and was set up with $25 million from the co-operative sector.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- Educating roles and opportunities of co-operatives in meeting the needs of Canada
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- To review and propose possible changes to the Canadian Co-operative Act
- Understanding by the federal government for specialized co-op development programs that will help start and grow new and existing co-ops within specific sectors or populations.
Policies or Program
- A national financial literacy strategy and the willingness of co-ops and credit unions to partner with the government in developing and delivering a new strategy.
- Encourage government to educate public servants to the unique qualities and challenges faced by co-ops
- Social Innovation and Social Finance Fund. Advocating for accessibility and a greater role for representative bodies in regards to both the initial readiness stream and eventual access to SISF funding for co-operatives and mutuals.
- To maintain a working relationship with Innovation, Science and Economic Development to promote the co-operative movement in Canada
- to promote the business advantages of co-operatives to government, in particular Innovation, Science and Economic Development and the regional development agencies, as a viable model for new enterprises