New Research Measures the Benefits of Co-operatives for Canadians,
Ottawa, Ontario
May 31, 2010

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), announced Government of Canada support for new research that will examine the social, economic and environmental advantages that co-operatives provide to communities across the country, while speaking at the 2010 National Summit on a People-Centred Economy in Ottawa. The project is receiving an investment of approximately $1 million over five years through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada's (SSHRC's) Community–University Research Alliances grants.

From left to right: Quintin Fox, CURA National Cluster Lead, and Director of Training and Consultancy, Canadian Co-operative Association; Dr. Lou Hammond Ketilson, CURA Prairie Cluster Lead, and Director, Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan; John Anderson, CURA principal Investigator and Community Co-Director, and Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Canadian Co-operative Association; Minister of State Gary Goodyear; Carmen Charette, Executive VP Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; Dr. Sonja Novkovic CURA Academic Co-Director and Professor of Economics, Saint Mary's University

News Release: Government of Canada Announces New Research to Measure the Benefits of Co-operatives for Canadians

Source: Donna Balkan, Canadian Co-operative Association