CO-OPERATIVES IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES IN CANADA
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CO-OPERATIVES IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES IN CANADA
CO-OPERATIVES
IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
IN CANADA
This list presents four categories of co-operatives, including:
Co-operatives in Aboriginal communities (pages 3 - 14)
Credit Unions (caisse populaires in Québec) serving Aboriginal communities (pages 15,16)
Federations of Aboriginal co-operative members (page 17)
Aboriginal co-operatives that are in development (pages 18-20)
The research identified a total of 123 co-ops. Each listed co-op is accompanied with a brief
profile that provides information at a glance on its location and coordinates, services
provided, membership and the Aboriginal community being served.
The last category presents co-operative projects that are at preliminary or early stages of
development as of May 2012. Many of these projects are recipients of co-op development
grants, including one newly created by the Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA), the First
Nations, Métis and Inuit Co-operative Development Program as well as the Co-operative
Development Initiative's Innovative Co-operative Projects Program.
For the purposes of this database, a co-operative is included if its membership declare - self-
identify - that Aboriginal people form a significant part of the co-operative's membership.
Aboriginal community is a general term that is used to refer to an Inuit, Métis or First Nations
community in Canada. Wherever possible, the specific community is indicated.
Co-operatives in Aboriginal Communities in Canada was produced by CCA and is current as
of May 2012.
PLEASE HELP US TO BUILD THE DATABASE!
CCA welcomes all inquiries and feedback, including information on inaccuracies or adding
other co-operatives to the list. Please contact Lynne Markell, CCA's Manager of Co-operative
Development, at (613) 238-6711 extension 204 or by email: lynne.markell@coopscanada.coop
2CO-OPERATIVES IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
Co-operative Name Image
Co-op Type
Services Provided Community Co-ordinates Contact
(year founded) membership
BRITISH
* COLUMBIA
4885 Beaver Creek Rd
Alberni District Co-op
Consumer Convenience store, gas bar, bulk fuel Diverse Port Alberni BC V9Y 7E2 Glenn Downton
Association 15,000 offered at 2 locations Aboriginal (205) 723-2831 General Manager
(1928) www.adcoop.ca
PO Box 190
1562 Main St Richard Clarmont
Delmas Co-op Association Consumer General retail, groceries, hardware & home Haida
Masset BC V0T 1M0 General Manager
(1945) 3,000 centre First Nation
(250) 626-3933 gm.delmas@mhtv.ca
www.delmascoop.com
10158 Lee Rd
Spirit Dance
Consumer Sustainable living work-shops and organic Shuswap Quesnel BC V2L 6R6
Co-operative Community 4 vegetable farming First Nation (250) 747-1940
Al-Lisa MacKay
(1994) www.spiritdance.net
PO Box 70
Tofino Consumers Co-op Michael Tomilin
Consumer General retail, groceries, clothing, hardware, Nuu-chah-nulth Tofino BC V0R 2Z0
Association 2,500 gas bar First Nations (250) 725-3226
General Manager
(1956) gmtofino@telus.net
www.tofinocoop.com
Ucluelet Consumers Co-op PO Box 100
Consumer General retail, groceries, hardware, camping Diverse Glenn Downton
Association 2,600 & fishing gear Aboriginal
Ucluelet BC V0R 3A0
General Manager
(1956) (250) 726-4231
ALBERTA
/
Blood Reserve School Blood Tribe PO Box 509
Consumer
Bus Co-op Ltd. 40
School bus services for children on-reserve Kainaiwa Standoff AB T0L 1Y0 Leslie Healy
(1978) First Nation (403) 737-2505
Ermineskin Rural Electric PO Box 1920
Trevor Saulteaux
Consumer Ermineskin Hobbema AB T0C 1N0
Association Ltd. 190
Provision of electricity to rural members
First Nation (780) 585-4037
Manager
(1958) trevor@ermineskin.ca
www.ermineskin-rea.com
3CO-OPERATIVES IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
Co-operative Name Image
Co-op Type
Services Provided Community Co-ordinates Contact
(year founded) membership
Montana Rural Electric PO Box 70
Consumer Montana George Addai
Association Ltd. 50
Provision of electricity to rural members
First Nation
Hobbema AB T0C 1N0
Administrator
(1950) (780) 585-3744
Peigan Indian Rural Electric PO Box 3216
Consumer Piikani Brocket AB T0K 0H0 John McDougall
Association Ltd. 365
Provision of electricity to rural members
First Nation (403) 965-3092 Co-ordinator
(1962) www.peiganrea.com
SASKATCHEWAN
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Amachewespimawin Stanley Mission 10 Hunts St
Consumer General retail, groceries, clothing, hardware, Mary Charles
Co-op Association Ltd. 1,500 gas bar, restaurant
First Nation Stanley Mission SK S0J 2P0
General manager
(1978) Métis (306) 635-2020
Cumberland House Métis &
Box 72
Producer Cumberland Lennard Morin
Fishermen’s Co-op 30
Commercial fishing and marketing of fish
House Cree
Cumberland House SK S0E 0S0
President
(1949) (306) 888-7700
First Nation
Flying Dust Cree 8 Box 8159
Worker Food cultivation and harvesting; facilities Flying Dust
Worker Co-op Ltd. 8 include market garden & greenhouse Cree First Nation
Meadow Lake SK Susan Merasty
(2010) (306) 240-1145
La Ronge Childcare Daycare services for almost 100 children; 1204 Hildebrand Dr
Consumer Diverse Glad Nelson
Co-op Ltd. 87
approx. one third of membership is
Aboriginal
La Ronge SK S0J 1L0
Administrator
(1961) Aboriginal (306) 425-2692
300 Edson St
Brokerage house specializing in pensions,
Many Nations Co-op Ltd. Financial Diverse Saskatoon SK S7J 0P9 Gail Davison
benefits, insurance group plans for First
(1995) 165 Aboriginal (306) 956-4669 General Manager
Nations bands
www.manynations.com
6 locations in 3 communities: general retail, Jan Parker
Meadow Lake Co-op Box 729
Consumer groceries, gas, service station, hardware & Diverse Office Manager
Association Ltd. 7,200 home centre, agricultural products, Aboriginal
Meadow Lake SK S9X 1Y5
admin@
(1945) pharmacy (306) 236-5678
meadowlakecoop.com
4CO-OPERATIVES IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
Co-operative Name Image
Co-op Type
Services Provided Community Co-ordinates Contact
(year founded) membership
River Bank Development
1350 15th Ave Tina Dickson
New Beginnings Diverse
Consumer Home equity co-op Prince Albert SK S6V 5P2 Housing co-ordinator
Housing Co-op Ltd. Aboriginal
(306) 763-4221 (306) 763-7459
riverbankdevelopment.ca
Ohpahow Wawesecikiwak Thickwood Hills Development
Worker Marketing of arts and crafts produced by Big River 269 Hafford SK S0J 1A0 Marie Prebushewki
Arts Marketing Inc. 20 local artisans First Nations (306) 724-4979 mpreb@sasktel.net
(2009) www.thickwoodhills.com
Pinehouse Lake PO Box 294
Consumer General retail, groceries, hardware and gas Pinehouse Pinehouse Lake SK Faye Boyd
Co-op Ltd. 900 bar First Nation S0J 2B0 General Manager
(1970) (306) 884-2112
Pineland Co-op Operates 8 stores in 2 communities: Box 2015
Greg Schoonbaert
Consumer general retail, groceries, gas, service Diverse Nipawin SK S0E 1E0
Association Ltd. 7,500 station, agricultural products, hardware and Aboriginal (306) 862-4668
General Manager
(1929) home centre admin@pinelandcoop.com
www.pinelandcoop.com
Prince Albert Co-op 791-801 15 St E
Operates 20 stores in 12 communities: Dave Marchant
Consumer Diverse Prince Albert SK S6V 0C7
Association Ltd. 30,000
general retail, groceries, hardware & home
Aboriginal (306) 764-9393
General Manager
(1940) centre, gas, agricultural products admin@pacoop.ca
www.princealbertcoop.ca
Welcome Bay PO Box 183
Producer Hatchet Lake Louis Josie
Fishermen’s Co-op 30
Commercial fishing and marketing of fish
First Nation
Hatchet Lake SK S0J 3C0
President
(1995) (306) 633-2050
MANITOBA
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First Pension Plan 64 Monck Ave Chris Maxfield
Consumer Brokerage house specializing in pensions,
Diverse Winnipeg MB R2H 1W6
& Benefits Co-op Ltd. 700
benefits, insurance group plans for First
Aboriginal (204) 231 1004
Member Services Director
(2007) Nations bands
www.firstplanbenefits.ca
Founding Nations of
Multi- Group of performers and artisans who 2-586 Elgin Ave
Manitoba Tribal Village/ stakeholder produce Pow Wows and other traditional
Métis &
Winnipeg MB R3A 0L3
Melvin Starr
Artisans Co-op First Nations President
300 celebrations (204) 783-6020
(2009)
5CO-OPERATIVES IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
Co-operative Name Image
Co-op Type
Services Provided Community Co-ordinates Contact
(year founded) membership
Multi- 563 Ellice Ave
Front Step Research stakeholder Professional research services to Virginia Hunter
Diverse Winnipeg MB R3B 3C6
Co-op Ltd. 5
government and non-government
Aboriginal (204) 783-3772 Research member
(2012) organizations
www.frontstep.ca
Grand Rapids Fisherman’s Producer 310 Beardy’s Point Yvonne Ballantyne
Métis &
Co-op Ltd. 100
Commercial fishing and marketing of fish
First Nations
Grand Rapids MB R0C 1E0
President
(1962) (204) 639-2323
Hollow Water Fishers House 490C, Box 2458
Producer Hollow Water Wesley Moneyas
Co-op Ltd. 30
Commercial fishing and marketing of fish
First Nation
Wanipigow MB R0E 2E0
President
(2009) (204) 363-7420
Lake Manitoba Co-op PO Box 239
Producer Métis & Alfred Lavallee
Fisheries Ltd. 80
Commercial fishing and marketing of fish
First Nations
St Laurent MB R0C 2S0
President
(1974) (204) 243-2301
Leaf Rapids Consumers Consumer Box 100 John Schillinger
Diverse
Co-op Ltd. 400
General retail, groceries, hardware, fuel
Aboriginal
Leaf Rapids MB R0B 1W0 General Manager
(1976) (204) 473-2411 leafcoop@mts.net
Matheson Island Marketing 154 Moore Ave
Producer Cynthia Devaney
Winnipeg MB
Co-op Ltd. 112
Commercial fishing and marketing of fish Métis
R2M 2C6
matheson@freshwaterfish.co
(1962) m
(204) 276-2136
865 Main St
Groceries, bakery, restaurant, bookstore & North Winnipeg
Neechi Foods Co-op Ltd. Worker
arts centre; expanded facility opening Fall Diverse
Winnipeg MB R2W 3N9 Louise Champagne
(1989) 60 (204) 586-3798 President
2012 Aboriginal
www.neechi.ca
Northern Star c/o Neechi Commons Russ Rothney
Worker North Winnipeg
Marketing traditional arts & crafts, especially 865 Main Street (204) 586-3798
Worker Co-op 6 star blankets, by local artists
Diverse
Winnipeg MB R2W 3N9 sales@northernstar.coop
(2000) Aboriginal
www.d1056411.com
6CO-OPERATIVES IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
Co-operative Name Image
Co-op Type
Services Provided Community Co-ordinates Contact
(year founded) membership
Northwest Wild Rice Neil Atkins
Producer PO Box 1001 Atkins Rd
Provides wild rice producers with technical Opaskwayak President
Growers Co-op Ltd. 4 support Cree Nation
Ralls Island
(204) 623-3493
(1985) The Pas MB R9A 1L1
stittcothepas@mts.net
Norway House Fisherman’s PO Box 128
Producer Métis & Norway House MB
Co-op Ltd. 65
Commercial fishing and marketing of fish
Cree First Nations R0B 1B0
Gary Saunders
(1962) (204) 359-6579
Payuk Inter-Tribal 425 Elgin
Consumer Métis & S.A.M. Management Inc.
Co-op Ltd. 42
Co-op housing: 42 family units
First Nations
Winnipeg MB R3A 1P2
admin@sam.mb.ca
(1985) (204) 942-0991
Samtak PO Box 1654 Carole Tripp
Consumer Mutual support network for families of 3 Métis & 1209 2nd Street South
Co-op Ltd. 3 persons living with disabilities First Nations Swan River MB
Treasurer
(1992) samtak@mts.net
(204) 734-5332
WMM Fisheries Box 401
Producer Diverse 58 Main St Amanda Stevenson
Co-op Ltd. 300
Commercial fishing and marketing of fish
Aboriginal Lundar MB R0C 1Y0 President
(2009) (204) 762-5142
ONTARIO
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Bearskin Consumer PO Box 35
Consumer Bearskin Lake Rocky Moskotaywenene
Co-op Ltd. General retail, groceries Bearskin Lake ON P0V 1E0
600 First Nation Co-op President
(1993) (807) 363-2549
Robin Argue,
Huronia Family First Nations, PO Box 35
Consumer Property Manager
Housing Co-op 25
Co-op housing: 25 family units mainly Midland ON L4R 4K6
huronianativehousing@
(1986) Anishnabek (705) 527-0984
gmail.com
Native Inter-Tribal 37 Tecumseh Ave W
Consumer First Nations, Candy Marston,
Housing Co-op 57
Co-op housing: 57 family units
mainly Oneida
London ON N6J 1K8
Office Co-ordinator
(1983) (519) 667-3328
7CO-OPERATIVES IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
Co-operative Name Image
Co-op Type
Services Provided Community Co-ordinates Contact
(year founded) membership
PO Box 627
Nawabic Co-op Inc. Worker
Community development consultancy
Métis &
Cochrane ON P0L 1C0
Jacques Lepage
(1993) 6 First Nations nawabiccoop@hotmail.com
(705) 272-6790
General retail, food, clothing and crafts, 279 Bay St
True North multi- Joseph LeBlanc
sourced locally; innovative use of traditional Diverse Thunder Bay ON P7B 1R7
Community Co-op stakeholder truenorthcooperative@
trading system in lieu of cash available to Aboriginal (807) 285-4294
(1993) 450 gmail.com
producer & worker members www.truenorthcoop.ca
QUÉBEC
...
Association coopérative General retail, hotel, petroleum; member of Aupaluk QC J0M 1X0
Consumer
d’Aupaluk 150
La Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau Inuit (819) 491-7060 general.manager09@fcnq.ca
(1981) Québec www.fcnq.ca
Association coopérative General retail, hotel, cable TV, petroleum; Inukjuak QC J0M 1M0
Consumer
de Inoudjouac 1,400
member of La Fédération des coopératives Inuit (819) 254-8969 general.manager05@fcnq.ca
(1967) du Nouveau Québec www.fcnq.ca
Association coopérative General retail, hotel, petroleum; member of Kuujjuarapik QC J0M 1G0
Consumer
de poste de la baleine 1,200
La Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau Inuit (819) 929-3266 general.manager02@fcnq.ca
(1961) Québec www.fcnq.ca
Association coopérative General retail, hotel, cable TV, internet, Puvirnituq QC J0M 1P0
Consumer
de Povungnituk 1,400
petroleum; member of La Fédération des Inuit (819) 988-2972 general.manager01@fcnq.ca
(1960) coopératives du Nouveau Québec www.fcnq.ca
Coop de détail et de service General retail, hotel, petroleum; member of Umiujaq QC J0M 1Y0
Consumer
indépendent d’Umiujaq 350
La Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau Inuit (819) 331-7013 general.manager13@fcnq.ca
(1986) Québec www.fcnq.ca
8CO-OPERATIVES IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
Co-operative Name Image
Co-op Type
Services Provided Community Co-ordinates Contact
(year founded) membership
Coopérative de Solidarité Home care for 100 client-members provided
Multi- 1903 Ouiatchouan Ghislaine Paul
by 20 worker-members overcoming barriers Mashteuiatsh
Nimilupan Nitshinatsh stakeholder Mashteuiatsh QC G0W 2H0 coopnimilupannitshinatsh@
to stable employment, administered by 6 First Nation
136 418-275-0990 hotmail.com
(2004) staff-members
Coopérative de travailleurs 180 Amiskw
de Manawan Atikamekw Worker Atikamekw Manawan QC J0K 1M0
General contracting: building construction Jacques Abel
Manikewin 6 First Nation 819-971-1242
(2001)
Coopérative Esquimaude General retail, petroleum; member of La Tasiujaq QC J0M 1T0
Consumer
de Tasiujaq 250
Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau Inuit (819) 633-9933 general.manager14@fcnq.ca
(1971) Québec www.fcnq.ca
Coopérative forestière 195 Route 148
Worker Mansfield QC J1X 1V0 Claude Vaillancourt,
de l’Outaouais 7
Forest redevelopment and consultancy Métis
(819) 683-2179 General Manager
(1992) www.fcnq.ca
Fort-Chimo Co-operative General retail, hotel, hunting & fishing Kuujjuaq QC J0M 1C0
Consumer
Association 1,700
camps; member of La Fédération des Inuit (819) 964-2990 general.manager06@fcnq.ca
(1961) coopératives du Nouveau Québec www.fcnq.ca
Kangiqsualujjuaq QC
George River Co-operative General retail, hotel, hunting camps;
Consumer J0M 1C0
Association 750
member of La Fédération des coopératives Inuit
(819) 337-5241
general.manager07@fcnq.ca
(1959) du Nouveau Québec
www.fcnq.ca
L’Association coopérative General retail, hotel, cable TV, petroleum; Ivujivik QC J0M 1V0
Consumer
d’Ivujivik 350
member of La Fédération des coopératives Inuit (819) 922-9922 general.manager03@fcnq.ca
(1967) du Nouveau Québec www.fcnq.ca
L’Association coopérative General retail, hotel, cable TV, petroleum; Akulivik QC J0M 1V0
Consumer
de Akulivik 500
member of La Fédération des coopératives Inuit (819) 496-2002 general.manager11@fcnq.ca
(1977) du Nouveau Québec www.fcnq.ca
9CO-OPERATIVES IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
Co-operative Name Image
Co-op Type
Services Provided Community Co-ordinates Contact
(year founded) membership
L’Association coopérative General retail, hotel, cable TV; member of Quaqtaq QC J0M 1J0
Consumer
de Koartak 350
La Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau Inuit (819) 492-9206 general.manager12@fcnq.ca
(1973) Québec www.fcnq.ca
Payne Bay Fishermen’s General retail, hotel, fishing camps, cable Kangirsuk QC J0M 1A0
Consumer
Co-operative Association 500
TV, petroleum; member of La Fédération Inuit (819) 935-4382 general.manager08@fcnq.ca
(1961) des coopératives du Nouveau Québec www.fcnq.ca
L’Association coopérative General retail, cable TV, petroleum, hotel in Salluit QC J0M 1S0
Consumer
de Sugluk 1,200
development; member of La Fédération des Inuit (819) 255-8950 general.manager04@fcnq.ca
(1967) coopératives du Nouveau Québec www.fcnq.ca
Wakeham Bay Kangiqsujuaq QC
General retail, hotel, cable TV; member of
Consumer J0M 1K0
Co-operative Association 550
La Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau Inuit
(819) 338-3316
general.manager10@fcnq.ca
(1971) Québec
www.fcnq.ca
NEW
1 BRUNSWICK
Natuaqanek Commercial Producer 32 Micmac Rd
Commercial fishing and marketing of fish Eel Ground Steve Ginnish
Fishery Co-op Ltd. 8 and seafood First Nation
Eel Ground NB E1V 4B1
sginnish@nb.aibn.com
(506) 627-4696
(2010)
PRINCE
| EDWARD ISLAND
None found
NOVA
|| SCOTIA
Apaqtukewaq Fisheries Commercial fishing specializing in oyster Chapel Island First Nation
Anita Basques
Worker Chapel Island
Co-op Ltd. 7
cultivation and harvesting; processing plant
First Nation
Nova Scotia B0E 3B0
Manager
operations (902) 535-3407
(1995)
NEWFOUNDLAND
. .
Torngat Fish Producers PO Box 839 Station B
Keith Watts,
Producer Processing fish & seafood products for Happy Valley NL A0P 1E0
Co-op Society Ltd. 500 international markets; employs 400 people
Inuit
(709) 896-3992
General Manager
(1986) gm@torngatfishcoop.com
www.torngatfishcoop.com
10CO-OPERATIVES IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
Co-operative Name Image
Co-op Type
Services Provided Community Co-ordinates Contact
(year founded) membership
YUKON
.
None found
NORTHWEST
| . TERRITORIES
Fort Good Hope Box 13
Consumer General retail, member of Arctic Co- Ft. Good Hope NT X0E 0H0 manager.fortgoodhope@
Co-operative Ltd. 550 operatives Ltd.
Dene &
(867) 598-2543 ArcticCo-op.com
(1989) Métis
www.arcticco-op.com
Great Bear Co-operative Box 159,
Consumer General retail, fuel delivery, cable TV; Deline, NT X0E 0G0
Association Ltd. 500 member of Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Slavey Dene
(867) 589-3361
_
(1963) www.arcticco-op.com
Holman Eskimo General retail, hotel, cable TV, post office, Ulukhaktok, NT X0E 0S0
Consumer manager.holman@
Co-operative Ltd. fuel delivery, Aklak Airways agent; member Inuit (867) 396-3531
400 ArcticCo-op.com
of Arctic Co-operatives Ltd. www.arcticco-op.com
(1961)
Sachs Harbour
Consumer General retail, fuel delivery, property rentals; NT X0E 0Z0 manager.ikahuk@
Ikahuk Co-operative Ltd. 125 member of Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Inuit
(867) 690-4222 ArcticCo-op.com
(1971) www.arcticco-op.com
Kapami Co-operative Colville Lake NT X0E 1L0
Consumer General retail, post office; member of Arctic North Slavey manager.kapami@
Association Ltd. 125 Co-operatives Ltd. Dene
(867) 709-2900
ArcticCo-op.com
www.arcticco-op.com
(1968)
Lutsei K’e Lutsel K'e, NT X0E 1A0
Consumer General retail, post office, fuel delivery; Chipewyan manager.lutselk'e@
Co-operative Ltd. 125 member of Arctic Co-operatives Ltd. Dene
(867) 370-3511
ArcticCo-op.com
(1973) www.arcticco-op.com
Tetlit Service Fort McPherson NT
General retail, cable TV, post office, fuel
Consumer X0E 0J0 manager.tetlit@
Co-operative Ltd. 700
delivery; member of Arctic Co-operatives Gwich’in
(867) 952-2417 ArcticCo-op.com
(1972) Ltd.
www.arcticco-op.com
11CO-OPERATIVES IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
Co-operative Name Image
Co-op Type
Services Provided Community Co-ordinates Contact
(year founded) membership
Yellowknife Direct Charge 321 Old Airport
Consumer General retail, gas bar with convenience Yellowknife NT X1A 3T3 manager.ykdirectcharge@
Co-operative Ltd. 4,500 store; member of Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
General public
(867) 873-5770 ArcticCo-op.com
(1981) www.ykcoop.com
NUNAVUT
:
Grise Fiord Inuit Grise Fiord NU
Consumer General retail, cable TV, property rentals;
Co-operative Ltd. 50 member of Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Inuit X0A 0J0 _
(867) 980-9913
(1960)
Hall Beach Eskimo General retail, hotel, freight, taxi, cable TV, Hall Beach, NU X0A 0K0
Consumer manager.hallbeach@
Co-operative Ltd. 650
video rental; member of Arctic Co- Inuit Ph: (867) 928-8876
ArcticCo-op.com
(1960) operatives Ltd. www.arcticco-op.com
Box 120
General retail, hotel, restaurant, freight,
Igloolik Co-operative Ltd. Consumer
property rental, fuel delivery, gas bar, video Inuit
Igloolik NU X0A 0L0 manager.Igloolik@
(1963) 1,500 Ph: (867) 934-8958 ArcticCo-op.com
rental; member of Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
www.arcticco-op.com
Box 38
Ikaluktutiak Co-operative General retail, 2 hotels, property rental, gas Cambridge Bay NU
Consumer manager.ikaluktutiak@
Ltd. bar, cable TV, fuel delivery, taxi; member of Inuit X0B 0C0
1,000 ArcticCo-op.com
(1961) Arctic Co-operatives Ltd. (867) 983-2201
www.arcticco-op.com
Box 60
Whale Cove NU X0C 0J0
Issatik Co-operative Ltd. Consumer General retail, hotel, cable TV, fuel delivery;
Inuit (897) 896-9956 _
(1962) 350 member of Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
www.arcticco-op.com
Coal Harbour NU
Katudgevik Co-operative General retail, cable TV, video rental, hotel, X0C 0C0
Consumer
Association Ltd. 650
restaurant; member of Arctic Co-operatives Inuit (867) 925-9969 _
Ltd. www.arcticco-op.com
(1970)
Kimik Co-operative General retail, hotel, cable TV, video rental, Kimmirut NU X0A 0N0
Consumer manager.kimik@
Association Ltd. 400
arts & crafts, fuel delivery; member of Arctic Inuit (867) 939-2322
ArcticCo-op.com
(1973) Co-operatives Ltd. www.arcticco-op.com
12CO-OPERATIVES IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
Co-operative Name Image
Co-op Type
Services Provided Community Co-ordinates Contact
(year founded) membership
Kissarvik Co-operative General retail, cable TV, video rental, Rankin Inlet NU X0C 0G0
Consumer
Association Ltd. 2,500
property rental; member of Arctic Co- Inuit (867) 645-2280 _
operatives Ltd. www.arcticco-op.com
(1968)
General retail, hotel, heavy equipment, Box 118
Koomiut Co-operative Kugaaruk NU X0B 1K0
Consumer property rental, freight, cable TV, general manager.Koomiut@
Association Ltd. 750 contracting; member of Arctic Co-
Inuit (867) 769-6050
ArcticCo-op.com
www.arcticco-op.com
(1966) operatives Ltd.
Kugluktuk Box 279
General retail, gas bar, cable TV, fuel
Consumer Kugluktuk, NU X0B 0E0 manager.kugluktuk@
Co-operative Ltd. 350
delivery; member of Arctic Co-operatives Inuit
(867) 982-4231 ArcticCo-op.com
(1960) Ltd.
www.arcticco-op.com
Mitiq Co-operative General retail, hotel, restaurant, cable TV, Sanikiluaq NU X0A 0W0
Consumer
Association Ltd. 650
marketing carvings; member of Arctic Co- Inuit (867) 266-8860 _
(1968) operatives Ltd. www.arcticco-op.com
Repulse Bay NU
General retail, hotel, restaurant, cable TV, X0C 0H0
Naujat Co-operative Ltd. Consumer
fuel delivery; member of Arctic Co- Inuit (867) 462-9943 _
(1968) 550
operatives Ltd. www.arcticco-op.com
Box 90
Padlei Co-operative Arviat NU X0C 0E0
Consumer General retail, cable TV, hotel, restaurant;
Association Ltd. 1,550 member of Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Inuit (867) 857-2933 _
www.arcticco-op.com
(1971)
Paleajook Eskimo Taloyoak NU X0B 1B0
Consumer General retail, cable TV; member of Arctic manager.paleajook@
Co-operative Ltd. 800 Co-operatives Ltd.
Inuit (867) 561-5221
ArcticCo-op.com
(1959) www.arcticco-op.com
Pangnirtung Inuit Pangnirtung NU X0A 0R0
Consumer General retail, property rental; member of
Association Ltd. 1,250 Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Inuit (867) 473-8936 _
(1968) www.arcticco-op.com
13CO-OPERATIVES IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
Co-operative Name Image
Co-op Type
Services Provided Community Co-ordinates Contact
(year founded) membership
Box 500
Pitslulak Co-operative Chesterfield Inlet NU
Consumer General retail, hotel, cable TV, fuel delivery;
Association Ltd. 330 member of Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Inuit X0C 0B0 _
(867) 898-9975/9981
(1971)
www.arcticco-op.com
Sanavik Co-operative General retail, hotel, freight, property rental, Baker Lake NU X0C 0A0
Consumer
Association Ltd. 1,400
cable TV, video rental; member of Arctic Inuit (867) 793-2912 _
Co-operatives Ltd. www.arcticco-op.com
(1971)
Arctic Bay, NU X0A 0A0
Taqqut Co-operative Ltd. Consumer General retail, cable TV service, fuel, video
Inuit (867) 439-9934 _
(1990) 650 rental; member of Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
www.arcticco-op.com
General retail, hotel, restaurant, cable TV, Resolute Bay NU
X0A 0V0
Tudjaat Co-operative Ltd. Consumer internet, authorized dealer for Yahama,
Inuit (867) 252-3854 _
(1960) 200 Polaris & Honda; member of Arctic Co-
www.arcticco-op.com
operatives Ltd.
Qikiqtarjuaq NU X0A 0B0
Tulugak Co-operative General retail, cable TV, hotel, gas bar, (867) 927-8061
Consumer
Society Ltd. 500
property rental; member of Arctic Co- Inuit www.arcticco-op.com _
(1973) operatives Ltd.
P.O. Box 370
Tununiq Sauniq General retail, hotel, property rental, cable Pond Inlet, NU X0A 0S0
Consumer
Co-operative Ltd. TV, post office, fuel delivery; member of Inuit (867) 899-8912 _
1,150
Arctic Co-operatives Ltd. www.arcticco-op.com
(1968)
General retail, fuel delivery, property rental, Cape Dorset NU
West Baffin Eskimo X0A 0C0
Consumer marketing arts & crafts (retailing at Dorset
Co-operative Ltd. 1,100 Fine Arts, Toronto); member of Arctic Co-
Inuit (867) 897-8827 _
www.articco-op.com
(1959) operatives Ltd.
Qikiqtaq Co-operative Box 120
General retail, hotel, cable TV, freight, fuel
Consumer Gjoa Haven NU X0B 1J0 manager.qikiqtaq@
Association Ltd. 1,000
delivery; member of Arctic Co-operatives Inuit
Ph: (867) 360-7271 ArcticCo-op.com
(1966) Ltd.
www.arcticco-op.com
14CREDIT UNIONS SERVING ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
* Number represents total membership - proportion of Aboriginal members not available
*
Co-op Name Co-op Type
Image Services Provided Community Co-ordinates Contact
(year founded) membership
BRITISH
.. COLUMBIA
Financial services with 62 branches,
Vancouver City Savings including on traditional territory of the PO Box 2120
Stewart Anderson
Financial Coast Salish people; participates in the Diverse Station Terminal
Credit Union “Vancity” stewart_anderson@
400,000 * Federal Loan Loss Program for lending on- First Nations Vancouver BC V6B 5R8
(1946) vancity.com
reserves; partnerships with Aboriginal www.vancity.com
communities supporting development
SASKATCHEWAN
'
Financial services, including specialized
Affinity Credit Union products/services geared to Aboriginal Bay 105 Cowesses Mall
Financial communities; permanent Aboriginal seat on Cowessess Cowessess SK S0G 5L0 Candace Belanger
Last Oak Branch 550 Board of Directors; Last Oak Branch is First Nation (306) 696-5230 Manager
(2009) Saskatchewan’s first on-reserve credit www.affinitycu.ca
union
Financial services with 29 branches; offers
specialized services geared to Aboriginal 198 1st Ave NE
Innovation Credit Union Financial communities, such as, taking security Diverse Swift Current SK S9H 2B2 Laird Britten
(2007) 48,000 * against “head leases” between First Nation Aboriginal (306) 778-1700 laird.britten@innovationcu.ca
bands and entrepreneurs, thereby getting www.innovationcu.ca
around Indian Act’s lending obstacles
MANITOBA
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Corporate Head Office
Financial Financial services with 25 branches 2nd Floor, 200 Main Street
Assiniboine Credit Union co-op throughout Manitoba; very active in
Diverse
PO Box 2 Stn Main R3C 2G1 cu@assiniboine.mb.ca
(1943) Aboriginal
100,000 * financing co-ops in Aboriginal communities (1-877) 958-8588
www.assiniboine.mb.ca
Financial services, including flexible off-site 303 Selkirk Ave
Paula Nelson
Me-Dian Credit Union Financial products/services for remote communities, Métis & Winnipeg MB R2W 2L8
Manager
(1978) 3,500 such as an in-person teller on the Grand First Nation (204) 943-9111
info@mediancu.mb.ca
Rapid Reserve www.me-diancu.mb.ca
ONTARIO
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Northern Lights 42 King St
Credit Union Ltd. Financial Financial services, majority Aboriginal Ojibway Sioux Lookout ON P8T 1A5 Janice Flanagan
1,500 * membership First Nations (807) 737-1567 Branch Manager
Sioux Lookout Branch www.nlcu.on.ca
(1987)
QUÉBEC
_
Caisse Populaire Box 1987 Service Complex
Financial Financial services; on-reserve branch of Kahnawake Kahnawake QC J0L 1B0 Mandy Montour
Kahnawake 5,300 Caisse Populaire Desjardins Mohawk Territory (450) 638-5464 General Manager
(1987) www.desjardins.com
15CREDIT UNIONS SERVING ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
* Number represents total membership - proportion of Aboriginal members not available
Co-op Name Co-op Type
Image Services Provided Community Co-ordinates Contact
(year founded) membership
Caisse Populaire Suite 200 - 136 Amanda
Financial Financial services; on-reserve branch of Mistassini Mistassini QC G0W 1C0 Marie-Claude Brault
de Lac Mistassini 3,500 Caisse Populaire Desjardins Cree Nation (418) 923-3289 General Manager
(1992) www.desjardins.com
Caisse Populaire PO Box 91, 1838 Ouiatchouan
Financial Financial services; on-reserve branch of Mashteuiatsh Mashteuiatsh QC G0W 2H0 Lise Gagné
de Pekuakami 4,350 Caisse Populaire Desjardins First Nation (418) 275-0519 General Manager
(1965) www.desjardins.com
Caisse Populaire 5 Route 113
Financial Financial services; on-reserve branch of Waswanipi Waswanipi QC J0Y 3C0 Lucie Marois
de Waswanipi 3,500 Caisse Populaire Desjardins Cree First Nation (819) 723-2576 Acting Manager
(1990) www.desjardins.com
Caisse Populaire 155 Chef-Aimé-Romain
Financial Financial services; on-reserve branch of Wendake Wendake QC G0A 4V0 Armand Paré
de Wendake 5,000 Caisse Populaire Desjardins First Nation (418) 843-8087 General Manager
(1965) www.desjardins.com
16FEDERATIONS OF ABORIGINAL CO-OPERATIVES
Co-op Name Co-op Type Communities
Image Services Co-ordinates Contact
(year est.) membership Served
Federation Provides a wide range of operational and 1645 Inkster Blvd
Remote,
31 co-ops technical support services to member co- Winnipeg, MB
Arctic Co-operatives Ltd. (ACL) with collective ops, such as, accounting, construction,
mostly Inuit & Dene
R2X 2W7
Mary Nirlungayuk
(1972) communities in Corporate Secretary
membership of procurement, human resources and co- (204) 697-1625
Nunavut, N.W.T.
22,000 people op development www.arcticco-op.com
La Fédération des Coopératives Federation Provides many operational and technical
Remote, 19950 Clark Graham Ave
14 co-ops support services to member co-ops, such
du Nouveau Québec with collective as accounting, construction,
mostly Inuit Baie D’Urfé QC H9X 3R8 Heng Kun
communities in (514) 457-9371 General Manager
(FCNQ) membership of procurement, human resources and co-
Northern Québec www.fcnq..ca
(1967) 9,000 people op development
17CO-OPERATIVES IN DEVELOPMENT
* Recipient of funds from the First Nations, Métis & Inuit Co-operative
** Recipient of funds from the Innovative Co-operative Projects (ICP) Program
Development (FNMI) Program - CCA provides small grants to facilitate - This funding program is part of the Co-operative Development Initiative and
Aboriginal groups in examining whether a co-operative could be used to provides funding to co-op projects that test innovative applications of the co-
address a pressing economic, social, cultural or environmental need. It also operative model. No longer available.
funds training of staff and boards.
Co-op Name or Sponsor Image Co-op Type Description Community Co-ordinates Contact
ALBERTA
.
Blue Quills First Nations College
Exploring co-op potential to market Blue Quills PO Box 279 Sherri Chisan
Blue Quills First Nation Worker traditional arts & crafts; recipient of funds First Nation #3 Airport Rd
Program Co-ordinator
from the FNMI Program * St. Paul AB T0A 3A0
(780) 645-4455
Collective Spirit Artisan Winston Lapatak
Creating a worker co-op to market PO Box 100
Worker Co-op Saddle Lake Development Officer
Worker traditional arts & crafts; recipient of funds Saddle Lake AB T0A 3T0
(formerly known as Cree Nation winstonlapatak@
from the FNMI Program * (780) 726-7612
Cree-Operative Co-op) saddlelake.ca
Winston Lapatak
Exploring potential of a co-op funeral home PO Box 100
Saddle Lake Development Officer
Saddle Lake First Nation Consumer for Saddle Lake and neighbouring First
Cree Nation
Saddle Lake AB T0A 3T0
winstonlapatak@
Nations communities (780) 726-7612
saddlelake.ca
SASKATCHEWAN
-
Developing a worker co-op on the Flying
Flying Dust Cree 8 Worker Dust First Nation to expand existing market Box 8159
Flying Dust
Worker Meadow Lake SK Susan Merasty
Co-op Ltd. garden enterprise; recipient of funds from Cree First Nation
(306) 240-1145
ICP Program **
Creating a retail co-op to improve General Delivery
Fond Du Lac Denesuline Fond Du Lac Darryl McDonald,
community access to affordable food & Fond Du Lac SK
Consumer supplies and to increase employment; Denesuline Founding Committee Chair
First Nation S0J 0W0
First Nation fdlceo@sasktel.net
recipient of funds from the FNMI Program * (306) 686-2102
18CO-OPERATIVES IN DEVELOPMENT
Co-op Name or Sponsor Image Co-op Type Description Community Co-ordinates Contact
Exploring a youth co-op to create jobs in Northern Village of Beauval
local sustainable tourism and ecological Diverse 19 Lavoie St Fred Roi
Northern Village of Beauval Worker
management; recipient of funds from the Aboriginal Beauval SK S0M 0G0 cipi@sasktel.net
FNMI Program * (306) 288-2110
Expanding business, job opportunities and
community services through partnership PO Box 519 Debden
Whitefish Opportunities Big River Mathew MacDonald or
with University of Saskatchewan's new Big River First Nations SK
Worker First Nation Marie Prebushewski
Workers Co-op teacher training facility in Big River; S0J 0S0
mpreb@sasktel.net
(306) 724-4979
recipient of funds from ICP Program **
MANITOBA
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Initiating feasibility study to open on-reserve 23 Nickel Rd Jim Beardy, Director
11 First Nations
Thompson MB R8N 0L6 Community Services,
Keewatin Tribal Council Financial branch of Me-Dian Credit Union; recipient of Northern
(204) 677-0242 Keewatin Tribal Council
funds from the FNMI Program * Manitoba
www.ktc.ca jbeardy@ktc.ca
Exploring potential of worker co-ops to 23 Nickel Rd Shirley Jensen
11 First Nations
create jobs in areas of high unemployment Thompson MB R8N 0L6 sjensen@ktc.ca
Keewatin Tribal Council Financial
and meet housing, retail and food security
Northern
(204) 677-0242 (204) 677-0239 Ext.7209
Manitoba
needs www.ktc.ca
4 First Nations 200-338 Broadway Ave Leon Simard
Four Arrows Regional Exploring potential of co-op chicken farms Winnipeg MB R3T 0T2
on Island Lake Manitoba First Nations
Producer to help meet local food security needs and
Health Authority Northern (204) 947-2397 Food Security Coordinator
improve public health outcomes
Manitoba www.fourarrowsrha.ca lsimard@fourarrowsrha.ca
ONTARIO
:
Existing co-op seeking community partners PO Box 38
Aboriginal Assisted Home Mixed Diverse Urgel Courville
and funding to open extended care facility Cochrane ON P0L 1C0
Living Co-op Ltd. Stakeholder Aboriginal urgel1@hotmail.com
for the elderly (705) 272-3883
Tyendinaga Mohawk Tyendinaga Mohawk Council
Exploring the possibility of opening a stand- Tyendinaga,
Financial 13 Old York Rd. Tyendinaga _
Territory alone credit union on Mohawk Territory Mohawk Territory
Mohawk Territory ON K0K 1X0
19CO-OPERATIVES IN DEVELOPMENT
Co-op Name or Sponsor Image Co-op Type Description Community Co-ordinates Contact
Gigi Veeraraghavan
Fort Albany First Nation - PO Box 181
Developing a food co-op; recipient of funds Fort Albany Co-ordinator, Healthy Babies
Netaweketata Food Security Consumer
from the FNMI Program * First Nation
Fort Albany ON P0L 1H0
Healthy Children
(705) 278-1117
Committee gigi_veera@yahoo.ca
Exploring potential of a co-op to meet
Ambrose Raftis
diverse needs for Temagami and 12 other Temagami
Temagami First Nation Consumer
First Nations for housing, energy, & food First Nation
_ (705) 544-7722
timto@parolink.net
security
QUÉBEC
|_
Coopérative de solidarité de Developing new vocational studies Johanne Buckell,
programs for First Nations youth, based in a Mashteuiatsh 1600 Ouiatchouan
President
la M.F.R. Innu Consumer
rural family home co-op; recipient of funds
First Nation Mashteuiatsh QC G0W 2H0
mfrmashteuiatsh@gmail.com
Peikutenutshuap QC (418) 275-4440
from ICP Program **
Creating a group of co-ops to support the
Opitciwan 24 Masko
Développement Économique activities of an existing First Nations forestry
Worker First Nation Opitciwan QC G0W 3B0 _
Opitciwan co-op; recipient of funds from ICP Program
QC (819) 974-8837
**
Native Friendship
Creating an Aboriginal youth co-op that
Native Friendship Centre of promotes artisan skills development and Diverse Centre of Montréal
Consumer Aboriginal 2001 Boul. St-Laurent _
Montreal marketing of sculpture; recipient of funds
Montréal Montreal QC H2X 2T3
from the FNMI Program * (514) 499-1854 Ext. 2229
Centre d'Amitie Autochtone
Val d'Or Native Friendship Developing co-op housing for First Nations de Val d'Or Edith Cloutier
Eel Ground
Centre - Kijaté Social Producer families; recipient of funds from the FNMI
First Nation
1272 rue 72 Executive Director
Program * Val d'Or QC J9P 6W6 edith.cloutier@caavd-vdnfc.ca
Housing Co-op Project
(819) 825-6857
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