CDI is the Government of Canada program delivered in partnership with the co-operative sector. CDI is designed to help people develop co-ops and to research and test innovative ways of using the co-operative model. CDI will make the co-op option more readily available to Canadians, to respond to their present-day challenges. The program has three components:
Co-operatives Secretariat was established within the Government of Canada in 1987 to help the federal government respond more effectively to the concerns and needs of co-operatives. Guides and Resources available:
CoopZone is provides Canadians with resources and consultants to help develop co-operatives. Co-operatives in Canada represent a large a diverse heritage of Canadians working together to build better communities based upon co-operative principles. Over 17, 000,000 Canadians are co-operative members with 100,000 of them active leaders.
Co-operatives employ over 150,000 Canadians and play an important role in many areas of Canadian life including: financial products, insurance, agriculture, fisheries, housing, health care, retail, communication, day care, student co-ops, distribution, publishing, travel, funeral homes and more.
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