Resources in Canada (an emergent list)
Experts and Support Organizations​ for Co-operatives and Conversions
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National, provincial, and regional co-operative federations, associations, and representation
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Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité (CQCM) (Quebec's co-operative association)
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Réseau de la coopération du travail du Québec (Réseau COOP) (federation of worker co-ops in Quebec)
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Fédération des co-opératives du Nouveau-Québec (FCNQ) (representing co-operatives in Nunavik)
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Coopérative de développement régional (CDR) du Québec (Quebec's regional co-op development centres)
- Co-operative Enterprise Council of New Brunswick
- Coopérative de développement régional (CDR) Acadie (Maritimes)
- Prince Edward Island Co-operative Council (inactive)
- Nova Scotia Co-operative Council
- Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Co-operatives
- Arctic Co-operatives (represents the interest of co-operatives in Nunuvut, Northwest Territories, and the Yukon)
- See also sector-specific co-operative federations.
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Business development professionals that specialize in co-operatives and conversions
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Co-opZone​
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Co-operative and socially minded lawyers and accountants (Iler & Campbell LLP)
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Co-operative development or support non-profits such as Co-operatives First and the Atkinson Foundation
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Business succession assistance such as Successionmatching
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Credit unions, (VanCity, Desjardins, etc.)
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Some unions such as the Steelworkers and the CSN in Quebec
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Funding & Financing
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Community Investment Funds, "locally sourced and controlled pools of capital contributed to by
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Community Bonds via RRSPs and TFSAs (see the Aron Theatre case study)
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Social Impact Bonds, if applicable
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Regional Community Economic Development funds from Federal and Provincial governments
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Issuing Membership/Common shares (see the Battle River Railway case study)
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Issuing Investment/Preferred shares (see the Battle River Railway case study)
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Credit Union micro-loans and other community investment vehicles
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Loans/debt
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Equity/investment
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Additional Funding Sources and Supports in Quebec
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Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité (CQCM)
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Réseau de la coopération du travail du Québec (Réseau COOP), the Federation of worker coops in Quebec, and its TransfertCOOP initiative
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Coopérative de développement régional du Québecm (CDR), regional organizations supporting cooperative development in every region of Quebec
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Centre de transfert d’entreprise du Québec (CTEQ), Quebec's Business Transfer Center, which supports the conversion process
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Investissement Québec and Caisse d’économie solidaire, which offer financing solutions specific to collective takeovers, buyouts, and conversions to co-ops