Co-op Studies

🚨New Paper Alert: this paper explores how Canadian policymakers, and the courts, have defined and conceptualized co-operatives and the taxation of co-operatives over time. Read the entire paper here: usaskstudies.coop/documents/rese…

The recording of our most recent Co-op Conversation, “Advancing the Safety and Wellbeing of Waste-pickers through Co-operatives: The Story of Les Valoristes Coopérative de Solidarité” featuring Marica Vazquez Tagliero is now available. Click below to watch youtu.be/IBXxDnZzLao?si…

Our next Co-op Conversation happens tomorrow! We look forward to Marica Vazquez Tagliero and her talk, "Advancing the Safety and Wellbeing of Waste-pickers through Co-operatives: The Story of Les Valoristes Coopérative de Solidarité". Register here: uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a3…

We are excited and looking forward to attending and presenting at the upcoming @CoopMgmt's International Symposium: Co-op Identity and Energizing the Co-op Brand! You can register to this free online event here: identitysymposium2026.coop! #CoopIdentitySymposium2026 #BrandAwareness

World Fair Trade Day is taking place this year on May 9! This day serves as a global platform to raise awareness about Fair Trade principles and practices, promoting social and economic justice. Learn more at @FairTradeCanada #WorldFairTradeDay #WFTD #Fairtrade

Learn about how the co-operative model can serve to advance the safety and wellbeing of waste-pickers and benefiting the recycling industry in Quebec in this free online talk! The talk takes place on May 6. Click here for details and registration: uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a3…

The recording of “What do Canadians think of Co-operatives?” featuring Charlie Graves of @ModusResearch is now available on our Youtube channel. Click on the link below to watch the talk! 👇 youtu.be/FGwl1BBObo0

How many Canadians know what a co-op is? What increases their likelihood of joining a co-op? Find out tomorrow from Charlie Graves of @ModusResearch in this free online talk! You still have time to register via the following link: uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ek…

📣JSGS MPP student Laura Fraser receives Isobel and Len Findlay Travel Award, supporting her travel to present her work on the Canadian-UK timber trade and development of forestry management at two academic conferences. #socialeconomy usaskstudies.coop/articles/findl…

#ICYMI our next Co-op Conversation, "Advancing the Safety and Wellbeing of Waste-pickers through Co-operatives: The Story of Les Valoristes Cooperativé de Solidarité" featuring Marica Vazquez Tagliero happens on May 6! Register to this free online event: uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a3…

#ICYMI On April 22, Charlie Graves of @ModusResearch will be presenting findings from a recent national Canadian poll that asks, "𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙤-𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨?" Register to this free online talk here: uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ek…

One week left to check out the "Community Powered: Celebrating Canadian Co-operatives" exhibit! For those that aren't able to travel to visit the @DiefCentre, the exhibit can also be accessed online (at no cost) here: viewer.pandasuite.com/gVEbjvF5?utm_s… @JSGSPP

The recording of our most recent Co-op Conversation, “Using the Co-operative Model to Change the Game in the Creative Industry” featuring @derangedpoetess of @weird_ghosts is now available on our Youtube channel. Click on the link below to watch the talk👇 youtube.com/watch?v=OiL0U3…

Join us on May 6 for our next Co-op Conversation, "Advancing the Safety and Wellbeing of Waste-pickers through Co-operatives: The Story of Les Valoristes Cooperativé de Solidarité" featuring Marica Vazquez Tagliero. Register to this free online event: uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a3…

On April 22, join us for a special webinar, "𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙤-𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨?" featuring Charlie Graves of @ModusResearch! Register to this free online talk via the following link: uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ek…

The Diefenbaker Canada Centre and @CoopStudies have collaborated on an exhibit celebrating the impacts co-operatives have made across Canada, including a feature on the Co-operative Retailing System. View it in person: bit.ly/4q24NBl or online: bit.ly/4l6IJU1

Our next Co-op Conversation featuring @derangedpoetess of @weird_ghosts and their talk, "Using the Co-operative Model to Change the Game in the Creative Industry" takes place tomorrow! You still have time to register to this free online event here: uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cx…

🚨New Publication Alert: In this new report, we surveyed 312 alumni of Co-operative Youth Education Programs, such as Co-op Camps, to explore whether they currently engage with the co-op sector in their professional and personal lives. Read the report: usaskstudies.coop/documents/rese…

Our next Co-op Conversation featuring @derangedpoetess of @weird_ghosts and their talk, "Using the Co-operative Model to Change the Game in the Creative Industry" takes place next week! You can still register to this free online event here: uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cx…

New public opinion research finds that Canadians want stability and co-operatives deliver. Really looking forward to this webinar by @CoopsCanada this week! There is still time to register and join the talk via the link below.