Our areas of impact
Supporting co-operative education
Engaging youth
Investing in co-operative development
Co-operative Development Program (CDP)
Our partners in a co-operative society
Co-operative education
We support bursaries for youth seeking co-operative management education through Saint Mary’s University. We also provide research funding to the Research and Education Institute for Cooperatives and Mutuals at the University of Sherbrooke and the Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives to help expand knowledge and understanding of the value of co-operative business models.
Youth engagement
We support youth leadership development through co-operative camps across Canada. We also offer the Co-operators Young Leaders Award, in partnership with Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada, for up-and-coming changemakers who are making a difference at their co-op and within their community.
Co-operative development
In addition to our signature Co-operative Development Program, we support international development through funding the Insurance Innovation Challenge (IIC), a joint program of the International Co-operative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Insurance and Risk Finance Facility to support projects focused on strengthening the financial resilience of people, particularly women, in developing economies.