Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation / La Fédération canadienne des coopératives de travail / HAZEL CORCORAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation / La Fédération canadienne des coopératives de travail
Responsible Officer Name: HAZEL CORCORAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Initial registration start date: 2004-12-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 776086-171

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 60

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 1

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Economic Development
Employment and Training
Industry
International Relations
Labour
Regional Development
Small Business

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Creating a Canadian Cooperative Development Fund. Cofunded by the federal government and the cooperative sector. This Fund would provide large and medium sized capitalization loans to new and existing cooperatives
Creation of a program for business transfer to worker-owned co-operatives, as well as a technical assistance program to facilitate worker co-op development.
The creation of a federal Cooperative Investment Plan which would provide a federal tax credit for cooperative members and employees who invest in producer (such as agriculture, fishery, forestry) and employee owned cooperatives

Policies or Program, Regulation

A bold approach to climate change regulation by Canada which includes zero carbon emissions by 2050, and a focus on climate justice for the most vulnerable.This is a focus on an integrated and cross-departmental regulatory approach to reducing GHG emissions in the Canadian economy.

Regulation

Self-directed RRSP rules re: prohibited investments. We continue to seek to have the rule changes made in 2011 reversed or mitigated, as they affect worker co-ops.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The CWCF is the national, bilingual association of worker co-ops, multi-stakeholder co-ops and worker-shareholder co-ops. It hosts a network of worker co-op developers and administers a pilot "Tenacity Works" capital fund.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

HAZEL CORCORAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Organization's membership or classes of membership

The membership is made up of Worker Co-operatives and Worker Co-operative Developers.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
104- 402 30th Ave. N.E.
calgary, AB T2E 2E3
Canada

Telephone number: 403-276-8250
Fax number: 403-338-0226

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Russell Christianson, Member | No public offices held
Hazel Corcoran, Executive Director | No public offices held
Sonja Novkovic, Developer Member | No public offices held
Alain Roy, Government Relations Officer | Public offices held
Eric Tusz-King, Member | No public offices held

Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation/La Fédération canadienne des coopératives de travail

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation/La Fédération canadienne des coopératives de travail	2009-03-09	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation/La Fédération canadienne des coopératives de travail
Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation/La Fédération canadienne des coopératives de travail

Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation / La Fédération canadienne des coopératives de travail

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Manager, Partnership and Program-Co-operatives Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Co-operatives Secretariat/Rural and Co-operatives Secretariat	September 2003 to January 2013	Not a designated office
Manager, Co-operatives Sector Relation Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Co-operatives Secretariat	September 1992 to August 2003	Not a designated office
Manager, Francophone Co-operatives Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Co-operatives Secretariat	April 1987 to August 1992	Not a designated office
Co-operatives Officer Agriculture Canada, Marketing and Economics Brance, Co-op Section	February 1984 to March 1987	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-06-03

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation / La Fédération canadienne des coopératives de travail / HAZEL CORCORAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 28 of 38 (2020-07-14 to 2021-07-26)

Version 28 of 38 (2020-07-14 to 2021-07-26)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Policies or Program, Regulation

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization