In honor 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: We are no longer accepting applications for this position. 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 …
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 …
The Ici Santé Co-op in Montérégie West aims to provide local health-care services adapted to rural municipalities in the region.
Québec City, November 22, 2023―The Regional Development Network’s social economy initiative, SEEnet, will host a English-language “Social Economy 101” event on Tuesday, November 28, at St. Andrew and St. George Church in Baie-Comeau from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is being held in collaboration with the North Shore Community Association (NSCA) and the Pôle d’économie …
Inspiration for Social Economy Month – November 2023 by Hugh Maynard The conversion of the thrift shop in New Carlisle, Québec, from a community service into a social enterprise has given new life to an essential component in the community’s daily life. The thrift shop had been operated by the Catholic Church as a community …
Québec City, November 9, 2023―The Regional Development Network’s social economy initiative, SEEnet, will host an English-language “Social Economy 101” event on Monday, November 20, at the Douglas Community Centre in Gaspé from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is being held in collaboration with Vision Gaspé–Percé Now (VGPN), the Pôle d’économie sociale Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and the …
Québec City, November 7, 2023―The Regional Development Network’s social economy initiative, SEEnet, will host two events in Québec City in November as part of Social Economy Month in the province, in collaboration with local, provincial, and national partners. The documentary film Révolution – le travail est humain, produced by Réseau Coop, will be screened at …
Québec City, November 6, 2023―The Regional Development Network’s social economy initiative, SEEnet, in collaboration with regional organizations, will host an “Exploring the Social Economy” workshop at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 108 in Châteauguay on Monday, November 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event, held in partnership with the Montérégie West Community Network …
We’re excited to unveil our schedule of Social Economy Month activities this November! In collaboration with RDN member organizations, regional Pôles d’économie sociale, and other community partners, we’re hosting free activities in English dedicated to teaching about and celebrating the social economy throughout Québec, all month long. Check out our upcoming events and join us at one …
Social enterprises, cooperatives, and nonprofits play a major role in our region. Interested in enterprises that value humans over profit and create meaningful change? Join the North Shore Community Association, the Pôle d’économie sociale Côte-Nord, and SEEnet to learn more about social enterprises and hear from social entrepreneurs in the region. A panel discussion and …
Join us for an enlightening workshop about the social economy and social enterprises and discover how these innovative approaches can benefit your community. Join the Montérégie West Community Network, the Pôle d’économie sociale Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent, and SEEnet to learn more about social enterprises. Julie Caron, the operations coordinator at the Jute & Cie social enterprise, and Olivier Doyle, the executive …
Join SEEnet, the Pôle des entreprises d’économie sociale de la Capitale-Nationale, and the Morrin Centre to talk about repurposing historic buildings as a social economy initiative and to learn about the example of the Morrin Centre! Repurposing historic buildings is an important social economy initiative throughout Québec. In the early 2000s, the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec …
Social enterprises, cooperatives, and nonprofits play a major role in our region. Interested in enterprises that value humans over profit and create meaningful change? Join Vision Gaspé–Percé Now, the Pôle d’économie sociale Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, the Coopérative de développement régional du Québec, and SEEnet to learn more about social enterprises and hear from social entrepreneurs in the region. A panel …
Join the Réseau Coop, SEEnet, and the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation at the Monastère des Augustines in Old Québec City for a screening of the 30-minute documentary film (R)evolution – le travail est humain, followed by a roundtable discussion with local social entrepreneurs about cooperatives and the social economy. The film is in French with English subtitles. Tuesday, November …
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