2023

Co-ops and Credit Unions: 2023 Report from the Board Room. Marc-André Pigeon and Stan Yu. (8 1/2 x 11, 27pp.) PDF

Do Co-operative Employees Shop at Co-ops?: A Pilot Survey of Employee Affinity in Three Types of Co-operative Organizations. Marc-André Pigeon and Stan Yu. (8 1/2 x 11, 16pp.) PDF

Top Co-op Issues 2022. Stan Yu. (8 1/2 x 11, 20pp.) PDF

2022

Top Co-op Issues 2021. Stan Yu. (8 1/2 x 11, 16pp.) PDF

A Census of Renewable Energy Co-operatives in Canada. Renata Leonhardt, Marc-André Pigeon, Martin Boucher. (8 1/2 X 11, 36pp., Research Report) PDF *This is updated version of the report with corrections made to Tables 3 - 4, and Figures 6 - 9* 

Collaboration among Credit Unions—Some Considerations. Jen Budney. (8 1/2 X 11, 10pp., Research Report) PDF.

2021

Understanding Growth and its Policy Implications for Canadian Credit Unions. Abdhullah Mamun. (8 1/2 x 11, 26pp.) PDF

Digital Technologies and the Big Data Revolution in the Canadian Agricultural Sector: Opportunities, Challenges, and Alternatives (SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis - Skills and Work in the Digital Economy Grant Report). Murray Fulton, Marc-André Pigeon, Bill Oemichen and Yang Yang (8 1/2 x 11, 47 pp.) PDF

Top Co-op Issues 2020. Stan Yu. (8 1/2 x 11, 16pp.) PDF

Beyond Target-Setting: Cultivating Diversity on Co-operative Boards. Jen Budney. (8 1/2 x 11, 20pp.) PDF

Efficiency and Autonomy? Recasting the Credit Union Merger Debate. Marc-Andre Pigeon. (8 1/2 X 11, 16pp.) PDF

2020

2020 Co-ops & Credit Unions: Report from the Board Room. T. Reynolds. (8 1/2 X 11, 28pp., Research Report) PDF.

2018

Federal Credit Unions: Considerations for a Credit Union Becoming a Federal Credit Union. Joe Dierker, McDougall Gauley LLP (8 1/2 x 11, 46pp., Research Report) PDF, 2019 Addendum PDF, 2020 Addendum PDF

2017

Examining Success Factors for Sustainable Rural Development through the Integrated Co-operative Model. B. Anastase, S. Chambo, J. Jaffe, S. Javan, C. Hanson, G. Habiyameye, L. Hammond Ketilson, A. Mchopa, J. Mugisha, D. Namwanje, M. Nimusiima, B. Obaa, V. Rutaremara, and E. Towo (8 1/2 x 11, 577pp., Research Report). This report is available in the sections shown below.

Section One: Synthesis of Country Research Results PDF

Section Two: Comparative Policy Analysis for Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania PDF

Section Three: Uganda Country Research Report PDF

Section Four: Tanzania Country Research Report PDF

Section Five: Rwanda Country Research Report PDF

Section Six: Canada Country Research Report PDF

Section Seven: Annexes 1–12 PDF

2017    Co-operative Membership Models That Empower Women: Findings from Western Canada. Sasha Hanson Pastran (8 1/2 x 11, 37pp., Research Report) PDF

2016

Co-op Films in Canada, 1940–2015. George Melnyk (8 1/2 x 11, 178pp., Research Report) PDF

The Fifth Co-operative Principle in Action: Mapping the Co-operative Educational Initiatives of Canadian Co-operatives. Erin Hancock and Annabelle Brault (8 1/2 x 11, 72 pp., Research Report) PDF

2015

Positive Aging for All: Is the Co-operative Model the Best Option for the Delivery of Elder-Care Services? Adegboyega Kazeem Lawal (34pp., Research Report)

2014

“Together We Can Do So Much”: A Case Study in Building Respectful Relations in the Social Economy of Sioux Lookout. Sean Meades, Astrid Johnston, and Gayle Broad (8 1/2 x 11, 100pp., Research Report) PDF

Labour Market Study: A Community-Based Research Report. Prepared for Mamaweswen: The North Shore Tribal Council, Naadmaadwiiuk, Saulteaux Enterprises, and the Aboriginal Human Resources Development Agreement. Christine Sy, Gayle Broad, Natalie Waboose, and Heather Schmidt (8 1/2 x 11, 120pp.,  Research Report) PDF

Engaging Youth in Community Futures: The Rural Youth Research Internship Project. David Thompson and Ashleigh Sauvé (8 1/2 x 11, 58pp., Research Report) PDF

A Profile of Community Economic Development in Manitoba. Janielle Brooks-Smith and Brendan Reimer (8 1/2 x 11, 46pp., Research Report) PDF

Subverting the Local Food Economy Status Quo: The Intrinsic Relationship of Regionalized Ethics to the Practice and Discourse of Food Sovereignty. Maximilian Aulinger (8 1/2 x 11, 56pp., Research Report) PDF

International Students in Saskatchewan: Policies, Programs, and Perspectives. Joe Garcea and Neil Hibbert (8 1/2 x 11, 92pp., Research Report) PDF

Awareness of and Support for the Social Economy in Saskatoon: Opinion Leader Views. Emily Hurd and Louise Clarke (8 1/2 x 11, Research Report) PDF

Worker Co-operative Development in Saskatchewan: The Promise, the Problems, and the Prospects. Mitch Diamantopoulos and April Bourgeois (8 1/2 x 11, 80pp., Research Report) PDF

A Global Market in the Heart of Winnipeg: Measuring and Mapping the Social and Cultural Development of Food in the Central Market for Global Families. Kaeley Wiseman, Jino Distasio, and Raymond Ngarboui (8 1/2 x 11, 84pp., Research Report) PDF

Relying on their Own Resources: Building an Anishinaabek-Run, Sustainable Economy in the East Side Boreal — Waabanong — of Lake Winnipeg. Alon Weinberg (8 1/2 x 11, 40pp., Research Report) PDF

The Reality of the Social Economy and Its Empowering Potential for Boreal Anishinaa­bek Communities in Eastern Manitoba. Alon Weinberg (8 1/2 x 11, 40pp., Research Report) PDF

Penokean Hills Farms: Business Analysis and Strategic Plan. Brandon Lawrence and Gayle Broad (8 1/2 x 11, 100pp., Research Report) PDF

2013

Models for Effective Credit Union Governance: Maintaining Community Connections Following a Merger. Lou Hammond Ketilson and Kimberly Brown (8 1/2 x 11, 84pp., Occasional Paper/Research Report) PDF

Self-Directed Funding: An Evaluation of Self-Managed Contracts in Saskatchewan. Isobel M. Findlay and Anar Damji (8 1/2 x 11, 84pp., Research Report) PDF

Through the Eyes of Women: What a Co-operative Can Mean in Supporting Women during Confinement and Integration. Isobel Findlay, James Popham, Patrick Ince, and Sarah Takahashi (8 1/2 x 11, 116pp., Research Report) PDF

Health in the Communities of Duck Lake and Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation. Julia Bidonde, Mark Brown, Catherine Leviten-Reid, and Erin Nicolas (8 1/2 x 11, 53pp., Research Report) PDF

2012

Individualized Funding: A Framework for Effective Implementation. Marsha Dozar, Don Gallant, Judy Hannah, Emily Hurd, Jason Newberry, Ken Pike, and Brian Salisbury (8 1/2 x 11, 25pp., Research Report) PDF

Mapping Social Capital in a Network of Community Development Organizations: The South West Centre for Entrepreneurial Development Organizational Network. Jason Heit (8 1/2 x 11, 70pp., Research Report) PDF

Participatory Action Research: Challenges, Complications, and Opportunities. Patricia W. Elliott (8 1/2 x 11, 54pp., Research Report) PDF

Community-Based Regional Food Distribution Initiatives. Colin Anderson and Stéphane McLachlan (8 1/2 x 11, 12pp., Research Report) PDF

2011

“A Place to Learn, Work, and Heal”: An Evaluation of Crocus Co-operative. Julia Bidonde and Catherine Leviten-Reid (8 1/2 x 11, 64pp., Research Report) PDF

An Economic Analysis of Microcredit Lending. Haotao Wu (8 1/2 x 11, 208pp., PhD Dissertation/Research Report) PDF

Empowerment through Co-operation: Disability Inclusion via Multistakeholder Co-operative Development. Kama Soles (8 1/2 x 11, 138pp., MA Thesis/Research Report) PDF

Economic Impact of Credit Unions on Rural Communities. Fortunate Mavenga (8 1/2 x 11, 133pp., MA Thesis/Research Report) PDF

Building a Federal Policy Framework and Program in Support of Community Economic Development. Kirsten Bernas and Brendan Reimer (8 1/2 x 11, 56pp., Research Report) PDF

Understanding and Promoting Effective Partnerships for CED: A Case Study of SEED Winnipeg’s Partnerships. Gaelene Askeland and Kirit Patel (8 1/2 x 11, 43pp., Research Report) PDF

The Management of Co-operatives: Developing a Postsecondary Course. Leezann Freed-Lobchuk, Vera Goussaert, Michael Benarroch, and Monica Juarez Adeler (8 1/2 x 11, 37pp., Research Report) PDF

Co-operative Marketing Options for Organic Agriculture. Jason Heit and Michael Gertler (8 1/2 x 11, 136pp., Research Report) PDF

Mining and the Social Economy in Baker Lake, Nunavut. Warren Bernauer (8 1/2 x 11, 32pp., Research Report) PDF

Enhancing and Linking Ethnocultural Organizations and Communities in Rural Manitoba: A Focus on Brandon and Steinbach. Jill Bucklaschuk and Monika Sormova (8 1/2 x 11, 68pp., Research Report) PDF

Community Resilience, Adaptation, and Innovation: The Case of the Social Economy in La Ronge. Kimberly Brown, Isobel M. Findlay, and Rob Dobrohoczki (8 1/2 x 11, 73pp., Research Report) PDF

2010

Municipal Government Support of the Social Economy Sector. Jenny Kain, Emma Sharkey, and Robyn Webb (8 1/2 x 11, 68pp., Research Report, co-published with the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance) PDF

Portrait of Community Resilience of Sault Ste Marie. Jude Ortiz and Linda Savory-Gordon (8 1/2 x 11, 80pp., Research Report) PDF

Community-Based Planning: Engagement, Collaboration, and Meaningful Participation in the Creation of Neighbourhood Plans. Karin Kliewer (8 1/2 x 11, 72pp., Research Report) PDF

Eat Where You Live: Building a Social Economy of Local Food in Western Canada. Joel Novek and Cara Nichols (8 1/2 x 11, 72pp., Research Report) PDF

Cypress Hills Ability Centres Inc.: Exploring Alternatives. Maria Basualdo and Chipo Kangayi (8 1/2 x 11, 76pp., Research Report) PDF

Exploring Key Informants’ Experiences with Self-Directed Funding. Nicola S. Chopin and Isobel M. Findlay (8 1/2 x 11, 122pp., Research Report) PDF

Adult Education and the Social Economy: The Commu­nitarian Pedagogy of Watson Thomson. Michael Chartier (8 1/2 x 11, 114pp., MA Thesis/Research Report) PDF

Self-Determination in Action: The Entrepreneurship of the Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association Co-operative. Dwayne Pattison and Isobel M. Findlay (8 1/2 x 11, 64pp., Research Report) PDF

2009

South Bay Park Rangers Employment Project for Persons Living with a Disability: A Case Study in Individual Empowerment and Community Interdependence. Isobel M. Findlay, Julia Bidonde, Maria Basualdo, and Alyssa McMurtry (8 1/2 x 11, 46pp., Research Report) PDF

Enabling Policy Environments for Co-operative Development: A Comparative Experience. Monica Juarez Adeler (8 1/2 x 11, 40pp., Research Report) PDF

Culture, Creativity, and the Arts: Achieving Community Resilience and Sustainability through the Arts in Sault Ste. Marie. Jude Ortiz and Gayle Broad (8 1/2 x 11, 133pp., Research Report) PDF

The Importance of Policy for Community Economic Development: A Case Study of the Manitoba Context. Brendan Reimer, Dan Simpson, Jesse Hajer, John Loxley (8 1/2 x 11, 47pp., Research Report) PDF

Northern Ontario Women’s Economic Development Conference Report. PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise (8 1/2 x 11, 66pp., Research Report) PDF

2008

Evaluation of Saskatoon Urban Aboriginal Strategy. Cara Spence and Isobel Findlay (8 1/2 x 11, 44pp., Research Report) PDF

Urban Aboriginal Strategy Funding Database. Karen Lynch, Cara Spence, and Isobel Findlay (8 1/2 x 11, 22pp., Research Report) PDF

Social Enterprises and the Ontario Disability Support Program: A Policy Perspective on Employ­ing Persons with Disabilities. Gayle Broad and Madison Saunders (8 1/2 x 11, 41pp., Research Report) PDF

A New Vision for Saskatchewan: Changing Lives and Systems through Individualized Funding for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Karen Lynch and Isobel Findlay (8 1/2 x 11, 138pp., Research Report) PDF

Community Supported Agriculture: Putting the “Culture” Back into Agriculture. Miranda Mayhew, Cecilia Fernandez, and Lee-Ann Chevrette (8 1/2 x 11, 10pp., Research Report) PDF

Algoma Central Railway: Wilderness Tourism by Rail Opportunity Study. Prepared by Malone Given Parsons Ltd. for the Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains (8 1/2 x 11, 82pp., Research Report) PDF

Recovery of the Collective Memory and Projection into the Future: ASOPRICOR. Jose Reyes, Janeth Valero, and Gayle Broad (8 1/2 x 11, 44pp., Research Report) PDF

Measuring and Mapping the Impact of Social Economy Enterprises: The Role of Co-ops in Community Popula­tion Growth. Chipo Kangayi, Rose Olfert, and Mark Partridge (8 1/2 x 11, 42pp., Research Report) PDF

Financing Social Enterprise: An Enterprise Perspective. Wanda Wuttunee, Martin Chicilo, Russ Rothney, and Lois Gray (8 1/2 x 11, 32pp., Research Report) PDF

Financing Social Enterprise: A Scan of Financing Provi­ders in the Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Northwestern Ontario Region. Wanda Wuttunee, Russ Rothney, and Lois Gray (8 1/2 x 11, 39pp., Research Report) PDF

Government Policies towards Community Economic Development and the Social Economy in Quebec and Manitoba. John Loxley and Dan Simpson (8 1/2 x 11, 66pp., Research Report) PDF

Growing Pains: Social Enterprise in Saskatoon’s Core Neighbourhoods. Mitch Diamantopoulos and Isobel Findlay (8 1/2 x 11, 70pp., Research Report) PDF

2006

Networking Diversity: Including Women and Other Under-Represented Groups in Co-operatives. Myfanwy Van Vliet (8 1/2 x 11, 24pp., Research Report)

2003

Beyond Beef and Barley: Organizational Innovation and Social Factors in Farm Diversification and Sustainability. Michael Gertler, JoAnn Jaffe, and Lenore Swystun (8 1/2 x 11, 118pp., Research Report, $12) PDF

The Role of Social Cohesion in the Adoption of Innovation and Selection of Organizational Form. Roger Herman (8 1/2 x 11, 58pp., Research Report) PDF