Join us for an online educational webinar, "Credit Unions, Co-operatives, and Canada’s Critical Payment Infrastructure"
On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (SK/CST/GMT-6), join us for an online educational webinar to explore Payments Canada's critical payment systems and its connection with the credit union sector. Our featured speaker is Josh Lerner, Manager of Policy at Payments Canada.
Register to the next offering of Advanced Co-operative Governance Program
Using a combination of online self-study and live webinar sessions that connect you with experienced facilitators and fellow co-operative directors, the Advanced Co-operative Governance program gives directors the knowledge and understanding to govern their co-operatives with confidence. The Winter 2027 offering of Advanced Co-operative Governance has four compulsory live sessions: January 13, 20, and 27, and February 3, 2027.
Registration to the 2027 offering of the course is now open!
Visit the Community Powered: Celebrating Canadian Co-operatives exhibit online
Community Powered: Celebrating Canadian Co-operatives is an original exhibition that brings to life the importance of co-ops in meeting important needs, shaping markets and socio-cultural outcomes, and offering democratic solutions and opportunities—powered by and empowering communities in building a better world. Visitors can tour the online version of the exhibit anytime.
New Report - Exploring the Impact of Co-operative Youth Education Programs in Canada: The Perspectives of Alumni
Co-operative youth education programs, such as Co-op Camps, have been offered across Canada for decades. Nevertheless, there has been little systematic research on their long-term impact. This new report by Stan Yu and Marc-André Pigeon presents findings from a survey that explored whether alumni of CYEPs currently engage with the co-operative sector professionally and personally, and their reflections on the impact of their CYEP experience.New Ivey Business Case - Radish: Strategic Shift in a Co-operative Model
As part of our ongoing partnership with Ivey Publishing and an international consortium of educators and researchers to develop more business case studies on co-operatives, this new business case by Ian N, Leena Yahia, Anthony Piscitelli, Dionne Pohler, and Marc-Andre Pigeon focuses on Radish Cooperative and the important strategic it had to make in the face of changing markets and strategic uncertainty.
New Occasional Paper - The New Architecture of Cooperation: Reclaiming the Viability of Community Banking in a Real-time Economy
This new occasional paper by Mark McLoughlin, Chief Executive Officer, and Mike Bushore, Chief Risk Officer, at Kootenary Savings Credit Union draws attention to the current Canadian credit union system, which exists within a critical inflection point in the midst of a fastchanging technological landscape and regulatory context. It asks questions about if and how credit unions will reshape and evolve during this shift.
New Report - There's No Escape from Cooperation: The Future of Small Credit Unions
This new report by Drs. Marc-André Pigeon, Director and Strategic Fellow, Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, and Dionne Pohler, Lipsky Professor in Dispute Resolution, Cornell University, and Research Fellow, Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives outlines the findings of their research study that asks executive leaders of small credit unions about the current challenges facing small credit unions and their strategies for success.
New Publication: Saskatoon Community Clinic Evaluation Report
The Saskatoon Community Clinic (SCC) Evaluation Report is the result of a multi-year, transdisciplinary, collaborative research effort to assess the effectiveness of the SCC’s co-operative primary care clinic model relative to physician-led primary care clinics.
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