Member Co-ops & Supporters

The following is a list of the BCCA Members and other organizations that support us financially.

BC Institute for Co-operative Studies

The BC Institute for Co-operative Studies was founded in January 2000 under the directorship of Dr Ian MacPherson, and is based at the University of Victoria.

BCICS is a catalyst for research, learning, and teaching about co-operative thought and practice. BCICS collaborates locally, nationally, and internationally with other post-secondary institutions, the co-operative sector, governments, individuals, and communities interested in co-operative development. ~ read more

Burnaby Co-op

Burnaby Consumer Services Co-operative began in the fall of 1980 when a few members of the recently closed Community Consumers Co-op met to discuss ways they could continue to buy co-operatively.

Led by Helen Marsen, Stuart McBurnie, Lin Latham, Tom Frietas, and Bob Smith, they decided to form a co-operative buying club, wrote a set of by-laws, and after many meetings submitted it to the Registrar of Co-operatives The Co-op was incorporated on January 19th, 1981 and placed its first order in February. Combined net savings from that first order was 1.52!. ~ read more

Care Connection Co-op

Care Connection is a health and home care service team that provides reliable, trusted care in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. Our services give comfort, reassurance and peace of mind to you and your loved ones.

Our services include personal care, companionship and homemaking with specialized forms of care within each of these areas that help people remain independent in a safer and healthier home environment. ~ read more

CCEC Credit Union

In 1974 a group of people active in daycare, consumer and housing co-operatives met to discuss the problems of raising capital for their organizations. The capital in the community was not accessible to them because their financial institutions were unwilling to provide the needed financial services. The group decided to pool their organizations' money and form a financial institution that was committed to community economic development. ~ read more

Central 1 Credit Union

Central 1 Credit Union is the central financial facility and trade association for the B.C. and Ontario credit union systems. It's an "umbrella organization," representing retail financial institutions that serve 2.8 million members and hold more than $60 billion in assets.

Owned and funded by our credit union stakeholders, we operate on multiple levels to advance their goals -- from functioning as the system's wholesale financial arm and technology supplier to providing the full range of trade association and development services. ~ read more

Co-operative Housing Federation of BC

The Co-operative Housing Federation of BC (CHF BC) is a co-operative association whose members are housing co-ops and related organizations in British Columbia.

Members provide direction through their delegates at Federation meetings, through the Board of Directors elected at the annual general meeting, and by serving on CHF BC committees. This member direction helps CHF BC focus on meeting the needs of housing co-ops. ~ read more

Coast Capital Savings

Coast Capital Savings is Canada’s second largest credit union with total assets under administration of $12.9 billion, 425,000 members and 50 branches in the Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island regions of British Columbia. ~ read more

Concentra

Concentra Financial is a credit union company and an integral part of the Canadian co-operative financial system. Through leadership and partnership, Concentra seeks to advance the credit union system. Partnering with credit unions and other organizations, nationally, Concentra delivers value added services and specialized solutions to enhance our partners' competitive advantage and success. ~ read more

CUMIS

The CUMIS Group Limited (CUMIS) partners with credit unions to deliver competitive insurance and financial solutions. In doing so, it creates financial security and promotes the growth and success of the credit union system in Canada.

Its principal companies are CUMIS Life Insurance Company and CUMIS General Insurance Company. CUMIS also has a 50 per cent interest in CUMIS Brokerage Services Limited and Credential Financial Inc. ~ read more

Devco

Devco supports and develops Canadian co-operatives.

We enable you to contribute to your community's vitality using co-operative models.

We see Co-operation as a framework for transforming social, economic and environmental activity so that communities are at the center rather than on the margins.

Devco provides the information and guidance co-ops need to get the best possible start on the road to sustainability. ~ read more

Membership

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