Here is our newest mini-interview with a Québec cooperative. This one is devoted to La Patente, which was founded in Québec City in 2014. We interviewed Guillaume Blanchet, one of the co-op’s co-managers. Why did you choose the cooperative model (and the specific type of cooperative you chose, e.g., solidarity, worker, producer, user, etc.)? It was, …
In honour of the United Nations’ International Year of Cooperatives, we’ve been spotlighting a number of Québec cooperatives throughout the year. For this mini-interview, we spoke with L’Alouette, coopérative langagière, a linguistic cooperative based in Sherbrooke. We spoke with the team and are happy to share their reflections on the transition to working in a …
In honour of the United Nations’ International Year of Cooperatives, we’ve been spotlighting a number of Québec cooperatives throughout the year. For this mini-interview with L’Atelier Touristique in the Eastern Townships, we interviewed Jessie Jolin, the co-op’s communications and content strategist. Specializing in communications and tourism, L’Atelier Touristique is celebrating its first anniversary on November …
In honour of the United Nations’ International Year of Cooperatives, we’re doing interviews with Québec cooperatives throughout the year. This interview spotlights Les Bouquinistes: Cooperative de solidarité in Chicoutimi. Their board was founded in 2020, and the collective takeover of the bookstore was in 2021. We interviewed Jacob Riverin, the executive director of the cooperative. …
In honour of the United Nations’ International Year of Cooperatives, we’re spotlighting a number of Québec cooperatives throughout the year. This mini-interview is with the Coopérative de développement régional du Québec (CDRQ). We interviewed Cédric Lachance, one of CDRQ’s cooperative development advisors. What type of cooperative is the CDRQ? The CDRQ is a solidarity cooperative. Who …
SEEnet and Startop invite you to a free, province-wide gathering in Montreal on Friday, December 5, from 5:30 to 8 p.m at La Chapelle de la Cité-des-Hospitalières (209 Avenue des Pins Ouest). A new generation of social economy professionals and collective takeovers will be at the heart of the discussions. This edition will highlight those …
In honour of the United Nations’ International Year of Cooperatives, we’re spotlighting a number of Québec cooperatives throughout the year. This sixth mini-interview in this series is devoted to La Coop de Yoga, founded in Québec City in 2021. We interviewed Élie, one of the co-op’s members. Why did you choose the cooperative model (and …
In honour of the United Nations’ International Year of Cooperatives, we’re spotlighting a number of Québec cooperatives throughout the year. The fifth installment in this series of mini-interviews is devoted to the solidarity cooperative Populus in Montréal. We interviewed Shylah Wolfe, co-founder and director of the cooperative. Why did you choose the cooperative …
In honour of the United Nations’ International Year of Cooperatives, we’re spotlighting a number of Québec cooperatives throughout the year. The fourth installment in this series of mini-interviews is devoted to the Coopérative d’habitation L’Îlot fleuri in Québec City. This cooperative was incorporated in 1998, and its building was opened to its first occupants in …
Update: The position has been filled. The Regional Development Network is presently seeking candidates for a full-time social economy officer position. The Regional Development Network (RDN) is a provincial network of regional organizations working collaboratively to encourage the socio-economic development of English-speaking communities across Québec. It was founded in November 2019 to respond to the …
In honour of the UN International Year of Cooperatives, we are highlighting some Québec cooperatives throughout the year. Our third installment in this mini-interview series features the Hive Café Solidarity Cooperative. The Hive offers sustainable, affordable food to its community through its three locations at Concordia University in Montreal, and the co-op also offers catering …
In honour of the UN International Year of Cooperatives, we are highlighting some Québec cooperatives throughout the year. Our second installment in this mini-interview series features Edgar Co-op, a translation cooperative with offices in Québec City and Montreal. We interviewed Cassandra Moschella, the co-op’s director of human resources and communications, about how this translation firm …
In honour of the UN International Year of Cooperatives, we’ll be highlighting some Québec cooperatives throughout the year by sharing mini-interviews we do with them. The theme is Cooperatives Build a Better World, and we’re excited to explore this with you. Our first installment in this series features Méduse. Founded in 1993, this Québec City-based …
Did you know that 2025 is the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives? The theme is Cooperatives Build a Better World, and we’re excited to explore this theme and highlight some cooperatives in Québec throughout the year. But before we do, maybe you’re not quite sure how co-ops work or what exactly the social economy is. …
Québec City, November 12, 2024―The Regional Development Network (RDN)’s social enterprise initiative, the Social Economy English-Speaking Network (SEEnet), has released a series of web capsules, podcasts, and informational videos to help English speakers in Québec learn how to get involved in the province’s vibrant social economy ecosystem. Timed to coincide with Social Economy Month (Mois …
Québec City, October 31, 2024—Cap Dauphin Fishermen’s Cooperative, a leading supplier of high-quality live lobsters across Canada and the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, is honoured to announce that it was among the finalists for the Sustainable Development category at Wednesday’s Gala du mouvement coopératif et mutualiste québécois. This esteemed recognition, awarded by the …
