Finance committee  We believe the co‑operative model promotes retention because workers share ownership. We see this in our statistics. This model attracts people who are going to become entrepreneurs collectively and wouldn't have been otherwise.

Finance committee  Yes, it can certainly help address these challenges.

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  Thank you very much for that excellent question. We can look at the models that are used in other countries, such as France and Argentina, where there are more worker co‑operatives. I think tax incentives are a big help. Technical support programs may also play a role. However,

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Good morning. My name is Hazel Corcoran, and I am executive director of the Canadian Worker Co‑op Federation. On behalf of our 64 worker co‑ops across the country and the three Quebec federations that constitute our membership, I am pleased to b

Finance committee  In terms of whether foreign individuals can be involved in co-ops, under most legislation that's possible, but because co-ops tend to be more locally focused, it's not necessarily a priority. We did a study at our federation on where in the world the worker co-op movement is grow

Finance committee  It is. It's just that you must have some tools that come from government. The places in the world that have the fastest-growing movement provide people with those tools. They have supports for co-op development, whether it's around capital or the right regulations, like in the RR

Finance committee  Previously in worker co-operatives, which are necessarily at least three people, it was judged that nobody has control of this enterprise, so there was no rule about what percentage of any kind of share you would.... That was a brand new rule that came in for all types of enterpr

Finance committee  We are proposing that it be increased to $37,500.

Finance committee  In the context of worker co-operatives, that measure would not be very expensive. If that measure was open to all types of co-operatives, it would be more expensive. I don't have the exact figures, but that is how I would explain it The risk is that it will make the capitalizati

Finance committee  Yes, that focuses more on small co-operatives. That's one of the reasons why I say that it would not have a major impact.

Finance committee  Thank you very much for inviting us to appear before your committee. Worker co-ops are inherently more productive than other business types because they make workers into business owners. They are also longer lasting than other business forms. We've quoted various studies in our

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  I would just add that if you are fired, essentially then you would be removed from the membership at the same time. If you quit, then you would also be removed from the membership. You have to be working in the worker co-op to be a member.

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  There are some, although not a very high percentage.

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  In Quebec there are paramedic cooperatives. I think there are eleven of them around the province, and they're all unionized. They were previously a different kind of enterprise and they were unionized. Now they're unionized worker cooperatives. Are there any others we can think