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Co-op Development Resources This document is provided as information only. Sources for capital and technical assistance resources change radically when new governments are elected or programs change. Some of the sources identified in this document may no longer be valid. If as a developer you have information that could correct or otherwise update the information contained in this document please forward your comments to [email protected].
I. Capital
Province/Region Organization Contact Program National Canadian 4026 Prospect Road Tenacity Works Worker Co- Kentville NS B4N 3V8 Fund (Minimum operative Tel: (902) 678-0473 investment: Federation Fax: (902) 678-1351 approximately [email protected], OR $15,000; as at #104, 402 - 30th Ave. NE May, 2006 has Calgary AB T2E 2E3 $125,000 Tel/Fax: (403) 287-2069 available to www.canadianworker.coop invest) National Canadian 146 Laird Drive, Suite 111, Tor, ON M4G 3V7 Capital Alternative Phone: (416) 467 - 7797 Investment Investment Co- Fax: (416) 467 – 8946 operative Email: [email protected] Website: www.caic.ca
i Province/Region Organization Contact Program National Social Capital Sean Van Doorselaer, Direct investment Partners Director, Social Capital Partners, in projects. Phone: 416-646-1871 ext. 106, [email protected] National Community Website: http://www.communityfutures.ca/ Various programs Futures The site contains specific contact information for all CFDC’s in Canada to support small Development business Corporations National The Co- 7 West National. Provide operators Priory Square investments of up Group Ltd. Co- Guelph, ON N1H 6P8 to $25,000 operators www.cooperators.ca/group/ Insurance CED (Click on “in the community”, then CED Fund or CFD) Fund, and CDF Fund
Atlantic Region ACOA http://www.acoa.gc.ca/e/ Seed capital Program Business Development Program
Newfoundland Newfoundland Glen Fitzpatrick Micro-lending – Labrador Managing Director, NLFC program. Federation of Tel: 709-726-9431 Co-operatives E-mail: [email protected] Newfoundland Government of Corporate Office Small and Newfoundland Confederation Building, West Block Medium Dept. of P.O. Box 8700, St. John's NL A1B 4J6 Enterprise Fund, Industry, Trade http://www.intrd.gov.nl.ca/intrd/programs.htm Shellfish
ii Province/Region Organization Contact Program and Rural Aquaculture Development Working Capital Fund, Other Programs Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Business Inc. Community Business Inc. 1800 Argyle Street, Suite 520 Economic PO Box 2374 Development Halifax, Nova Scotia Investment Telephone: (902) 424-6650 Funds, and other Fax: (902) 424-5739 Nova Scotia Equity Tax Credits Nova Scotia Province of Dianne Kelderman, Small Business Nova Scotia NS Co-operative Council Financing and Nova Phone: (902) 893-8966 Program Scotia Co-op Council Nova Scotia Province of Suite 520 - World Trade & Convention Centre Business Nova Scotia 1800 Argyle Street Financing P. O. Box 2374 Program Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3E4 Cape Breton Cape Breton Cape Breton Growth Fund Corporation Financial Growth Fund PO Box 1264 assistance may 15 Dorchester Street be in the form of Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 6J9 contributions, Telephone: (902) 564-7330 loans, or equity. Fax: (902) 564-7339 Funding will only E-mail: [email protected] be available in
iii Province/Region Organization Contact Program www.cbgf.ca priority areas. Cape Breton BCA Financial Contact: Fr. Greg MacLeod Investment in Group C/O Tompkins Institute small business University College of Cape Breton development 1250 Grand Lake Road Sydney, NS Canada, B1P 6L3 Nova Scotia Black Business Gordon Doe at 426-6985 Investment Community Toll-Free 1-800-668-1010 support for black Investment Or by e-mail: [email protected] or at: [email protected] entrepreneurs Fund
Prince Edward Provincial PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Capital Island Government 94 Euston Street Acquisition PO Box 910 Program, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7L9 Entrepreneurial Toll Free: 1-800-563-3734 Tel: (902) 368-6300 Fax: (902) 368-6301 Loan Program E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.peibusinessdevelopment.com New Brunswick Provincial Business New Brunswick Financial Government P. O. Box 6000 Assistance to Fredericton, New Brunswick Industry Program E3B 5H1 Telephone: (506) 453-3890 or 453-2474 Fax: (506) 444-4182 New Brunswick Provincial (Web site: http://www.enterprise-entreprise.ca). Access to various Government government programs through
iv Province/Region Organization Contact Program regional organizations New Brunswick – Saint John Address Unavailable This loan fund Saint John Community provides capital Loan Fund for start or expansion. (CAIC financed) Quebec CED-Q Tour de la Bourse Various Programs 800, Victoria Square Suite 3800, P.O. Box 247 Montreal, Quebec H4Z 1E8 Phone: (514) 283-6412 1 866 385-6412 (toll free) Quebec - Montreal ACEM – Yamina Chergui, Project Analyst Community Loan Montreal ACEM - Montreal Community Loan Association Fund Community 3680 Jeanne-Mance Street, Suite 319 Loan Fund Montréal, Quebec H2X 2K5 Telephone: (514) 843-7296 Fax: (514) 843-6832 WWW: www.acemcreditcommunautaire.qc.ca E-Mail: [email protected] Quebec RISQ Fund 4200, rue Adam Social economy Montréal (Québec) H1V 1S9 loan fund Telephone: (514) 866-2355 Fax: (514) 288-0755 E-Mail: [email protected] Quebec Investissement These programs with contact information, are summarized (with others) Various loan Québec, RISQ at: www.canadianworker.coop/english/5/index_e5142.html, under part B, programs Fund, and “Capitalizing your Worker Co-op”
v Province/Region Organization Contact Program Fonds de financement coopératif Ontario Northern Roberta Bondar Place Capital assistance Ontario 70 Foster Drive, Suite 200 for Northern Heritage Fund Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 6V8 Ontario Business Corporation tel: (705) 945-6700 development fax: (705) 945-6701 Ontario FedNor Manager, Industry Canada Northern Ontario FedNor Economic 235 Queen Street Development Ottawa, Ontario - Capital K1A 0H5 Telephone: (613) 957-8281 Fax: (613) 941-4553 Ontario Province of Phone: (866) 326-7526 Resource-Based Ontario Fax: (705) 564-7583 Tourism E-mail: [email protected] Diversification Program Ontario Province of Rural Investments Branch Ontario Ministry of Ontario Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Agriculture and 1 Stone Road West Foods (OMAF): Guelph, Ontario Rural Economic N1G 4Y2 Development 1-888-588-4111 Program E-mail: [email protected] Ontario (Toronto) Alterna Credit Alterna Credit Union (formerly Metro CU) Community Micro- Union 165 Attwell Drive Loan Program Toronto ON
vi Province/Region Organization Contact Program M9W 5Y5 Phone 416-252-5621 www.alterna.ca Ontario - Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Community Loan Fund Community Loan Community 280 Metcalfe Street, Suite 407 Ottawa, Ontario Fund Loan Fund – K2P 1R7 Ottawa Telephone: (613) 594-3535 Fax: (613) 567-9126 Email: [email protected] Ontario (Toronto) ACCESS Riverdale Community Development Corporation Community Loan Riverdale Phone: (416) 462-0496 ext 41 Fund Community www.accessriverdale.com Loan Fund Ontario (Sudbury) Stepping Stone Patricia Beaton Community Loan Loan Program Program CoordinatorEmail: [email protected] Fund Phone: (705) 670-8920.
Ontario (Kingston) OK Community 234 Concession St., Unit 202 Credit Union Loan Kingston, Ontario, based community Guarantee Canada loan program Fund K7K 6W6 Phone: (613) 544-9175 Fax: (613) 544-1723 mailto:[email protected] Ontario (Thunder PARO: A NW PARO Place Community Loan bay) Ontario 105 May Street North, Suite 110 Fund Women’s Thunder Bay, ON P7C 3N9 Community Phone (807) 625-0328 Fax (807) 625-0317
vii Province/Region Organization Contact Program Loan Fund Website: www.paro.ca Email: [email protected] Ontario (Toronto) Anglican The Anglican diocese of Toronto Alternative social Community 135 Adelaide Street East lending Development Toronto, Ontario Fund M5C 1L8 Phone: 363-6021 Fax: 363-7678
Ontario (Kitchener- SEED Loan Telephone: 519-579-7737 Micro-lending Waterloo) Fund FAX: 519-742-7895 Postal address 165 King Street East, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, N2G 2K8 E- mail: [email protected]
Western Region Western Ron Sellen No specific Economic Manager, WD programs Diversification Service Delivery Partnerships Canada 250 - 240 Graham Avenue PO Box: PO Box 777 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 2L4 Telephone: (204) 983-8665 Fax: (204) 983-1280 Manitoba Province of Industry, Trade and Mines Co-operative Manitoba Telephone: (204) 945-3748 Loans and Loans
viii Province/Region Organization Contact Program Co-operative Development Services Guarantee 7th floor, 155 Carlton Street (support for New Fax: (204) 945-2302 Generation Co- Winnipeg, MB R3C 3H8 operatives) E-mail: [email protected] Manitoba Province of Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs Grow Bonds: Manitoba Grow Bonds Manager Grow Bond P.O. Box 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba investments are R3E 0N6 limited to 40% of Phone: 1-800-567-7334 or the total eligible (204) 945-2165 capital invested in Fax: (204) 945-5059 business outside of the City of Winnipeg. Manitoba Province of 604 – 800 Portage Avenue Rural Economic Manitoba Winnipeg, MB Development R3G 0N4 Initiative Phone: 945-2157 Under REDI, Fax: 945-5059 there are or toll-free at 1-800-567-7334 various programs.
Manitoba Jubilee Fund The Jubilee Fund, Inc. Credit Union (Winnipeg) Assiniboine Credit Union Business Loan Centre Based community 200 Main Street loan fund Winnipeg, MB R3C 2G1 Telephone: (204) 958-8537 Manitoba (Winnipeg) Assiniboine Business and Community Financial Centre Provides support Credit Union 200 Main Street for a number of
ix Province/Region Organization Contact Program Box 2, Station Main worker-owned Winnipeg, MB R3C 2G1 and operated co- Telephone: (204) 958-8530 operatives and small businesses Manitoba (Winnipeg) SEED 80 Salter Street Micro loan fund -Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba R2W 4J6 Telephone: (204) 927-9935 Fax: (204) 927-9930 E-mail: [email protected] Saskatchewan Province of Marv Weismiller, Senior Investment Analyst Labour-sponsored Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Industry and Resources Venture Capital 3rd Floor, 2103 - 11th Avenue Program REGINA SK S4P 3V7 (Individual Phone: (306) 787-5014 Fax: (306) 787-3872 projects) [email protected] Saskatchewan Province of Small Business Loans Association Program Loans to small Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Industry and Resources businesses 3rd Floor, 2103 - 11th Avenue REGINA SK S4P 3V7 Phone: (306) 787-7154 Fax: (306) 787-3872 Saskatchewan Province of Business and Co-operative Services Access to various Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Industry and Resources Provincial and (Regional 2103 - 11th Avenue, 4th Floor Federal Economic REGINA SK S4P 3V7 Government Development Phone: (306) 787-7874 Fax: (306) 787-3872 Programs Authorities) [email protected] Saskatchewan - Community Kent Macaulay Small-business
x Province/Region Organization Contact Program Saskatoon First Executive Director starts through Development Community First Development Fund loan guarantees Fund of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and direct loans Saskatoon, Inc (306) 934-4177 Alberta Government of Minister of Community Development Provide funding to Alberta Legislature Office volunteer, non- #229, 10800 - 97 Avenue profit Edmonton, AB organizations that T5K 2B6 provide valuable Phone: (780) 427-4928 services to Fax: (780) 427-0188 Albertans Alberta Alberta Agricultural Initiatives Program Agricultural Agriculture , Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Initiatives Food and Rural Rural Programs Program. Development Room 201, J.G. O’Donoghue Building Up to $40,000 or 7000 - 113 Street EDMONTON AB T6H 5T6 $75,000 grants for agricultural & rural Contact: Phone: (780) 427-4311 dev’t projects. Fax: (780) 422-7755 www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/general/progserv.nsf/all/pgmsrv61? opendocument Alberta (Calgary) MCC 16, 2936 Radcliffe Dr. S.E. Micro-Loans Employment Calgary, Alberta, T2A 6M8 Development’s e-mail: [email protected] Micro Business phone: (403)272-9323 Loans – fax: (403)235-4646 Calgary Alberta (Edmonton) Edmonton Edmonton Community Loan Fund Community Loan Community 10990 - 124 Street Fund Loan Fund Edmonton, Alberta T5M 0H8
xi Province/Region Organization Contact Program Telephone: (780) 944-1558 Fax: (780) 425-3876 E-mail: [email protected] Alberta (Edmonton) Community COMMUNITY NEW VENTURES PROGRAM MICRO-LOAN FUND Community Loan New Ventures #101, 10010 – 107A Avenue Fund Program Micro- Edmonton, AB T5H 4H8 loan fund Telephone: 780.424-7709 Fax: 780.424.7736 Email: mailto:[email protected] Contact: Maria Jagiello
British Columbia Province of Investment Capital Branch Employee Share British Suite 730, 999 Canada Place Ownership Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Program V6C 3E1 Telephone: (604) 844-1900 Facsimile: (604) 660-1719
British Columbia Van City Credit VanCity Socially Lower mainland Union/Citizens Community Social Responsibility Responsible Bank Phone: (604) 871-5498 Community Investment Also ABLED, loan program for differently abled. British Columbia Coast Capital Phone (250) 380-3100 [hearing impaired clients phone TTY at (250) Credit Union Savings’ Rising 361-2075], on the Mainland at (604) 231-5436, visit any branch of Coast Based community Tide Capital Savings or e-mail at [email protected]. loan fund
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British Columbia CCEC Credit 2250 Commercial Drive Credit Union with (Vancouver) Union Vancouver, B.C. social lending V5N 5P9 mandate Telephone: 604-254-4100 Fax: 604-254-6558 Call Toll Free: 1-866-254-4100 Yukon Yukon Community Development Fund The primary goal Government Suite #112 - 100 Main Street (Horwoods Mall) of the CDF is Whitehorse funding projects and events that provide long-term benefit and value to Yukon communities. Northwest Business Business Development and Investment Corporation Making loans to Territories Development P.O. Box 1320 business and Investment Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9 enterprises, Corporation Ph: (867) 920-6455 guaranteeing Fax: (867) 873-0308 loans made by financial institutions to businesses Northwest GNWT – PO Box 1320 Business Territories Department of Yellowknife, NT, Canada Development Industry, X1A 2L9 Fund: This fund Tourism and comprises 8 Investment programs designed to assist
xiii Province/Region Organization Contact Program businesses at all stages of the business cycle. Nunavut Government of Community Economic Development and Trade Business Nunavut Phone - 867-975-5921 Development Department of Fax - 867-975-5980 Programs: Sustainable Various Development Nunavut Atuqtuarvik Atuqtuarvik Corporation Various financing Corporation P.O. Box 900 options for Inuit Rankin Inlet, Nunavut owned X0C 0G0 businesses Facsimile: (867) 645-2786
xiv II. Technical Assistance
Province/Region Organization Contact Program National Co-operatives Secretariat E-mail: [email protected] CDI – Innovations Tel: 1-888-781-2222 or (613) 759-7193 and Research grants Fax: (613) 759-7489 for Co-op projects Alain Roy - Manager, Partnership and Programs Phone: (613) 759-7197 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.coop.gc.ca National Community Futures Development Website: http://www.communityfutures.ca/ Various programs to Corporations The site contains specific contact information support small for all CFDC’s in Canada business. Support for 3rd party technical assistance varies.
National CEDTAP Rm. 314, Social Sciences Research Building Technical Assistance Carleton University for CED Projects. 1125 Colonel By Drive Developers must Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 register for inclusion Tel: (613) 520-2600 ext. 8241 in the program. Fax: (613) 520-3561 Email: [email protected]
National The Co-operators Group Ltd. 7 West Co-operators Priory Square Insurance CED Guelph, ON N1H 6P8 Fund, and CDF Fund www.cooperators.ca Provide grants to (Click on “in the community”, then CED Fund CED and co-op
xv Province/Region Organization Contact Program or CFD) development projects National Canadian Worker Co-op #104, 402 - 30th Ave. NE Direct support and Federation Calgary AB T2E 2E3 grants to worker and Tel/Fax: (403) 287-2069 multi-stakeholder co- [email protected], OR ops; CDI- Advisory 4026 Prospect Road Services. Kentville NS B4N 3V8 Tel: (902) 678-0473 Fax: (902) 678-1351 www.canadianworker.coop National Co-operative Development Co-operative House Foundation support, Foundation (CCA) 400 - 275 Bank Street generally only for Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2L6 international projects Phone (613) 238-6711 Fax (613) 567-0658 Atlantic Region ACOA Regional office locations are listed on the Business following website: Development http://www.acoa.ca/e/contact/index.shtml Program – 75% of the costs of a business plan Newfoundland Newfoundland – Labrador Glen Fitzpatrick Provides direct Federation of Co-operatives Managing Director, NLFC development Tel: 709-726-9431 assistance and E-mail: [email protected] referrals to government support (CDI advisory services delivery) Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Co-op Council Nova Scotia Co-operative Council Partnership program
xvi Province/Region Organization Contact Program 339 Willow Street with the Province PO Box 1872 includes provision Truro, Nova Scotia that co-operative B2N 6C7 businesses will be Telephone : (902) 893-8966 eligible for technical Fax: (902) 895-0109 assistance and e-mail : [email protected] mentoring. Nova Scotia Conseil Coopératif Acadien de la P.O. Box 667 Assistancewith co-op Nouvelle-Écosse Chéticamp, Nova Scotia development and B0E 1H0 referrals to other Telephone : (902) 224-3212 programs. Fax : (902) 224-1579 E-mail : [email protected]
Prince Edward Island Conseil Acadien de la C.P. 99 Direct technical Coopération Wellington, P.E.I. assistance to co-op C0B 2E0 development and Telephone: (902) 854-2667 referrals to other Fax: (902) 854-2981 programs (CDI-AS) Prince Edward Island Community Business Access to a variety Development Corporations of Provincial and Federal Programs New Brunswick Community Business New Brunswick Association of CBDC's Access to a variety Development Corporations 275 Main Street, Suite 212-J of Provincial and Bathurst NB E2A 1A9 Federal Programs www.nbcbdc.ca Quebec Coopératives de développement 3188, chemin Sainte-Foy, bureau 200 Direct technical régional / Fédération des CDRs Sainte-Foy, QC G1X 1R4 assistance to co-op du Quebec [email protected] development and
xvii Province/Region Organization Contact Program www.fcdrq.coop referral to a plethora of other service providers in Quebec Ontario Conseil de la coopération de 435 St. Laurent Blvd., Room 201 Technical and l'Ontario Ottawa financial assistance (Ontario) K1K 2Z8 to Co-op Telephone : (613) 745-8619 development and Fax : (613) 745-4649 referrals to other www.cco.coop programs (CDI) Ontario Ontario Co-operative Association 450 Speedvale Avenue, Suite 202 Technical and grants (OnCoop) Guelph, Ontario N1H 7Y6 to co-op Telephone: (416) 348-9666 development and Fax: (519) 763-3160 referrals to other www.ontario.coop programs (CDI) Ontario North FedNor Available through Community Futures 90% of business Development Corporations planning costs to a maximum of $5,000 Manitoba Conseil de développement 614, des Meurons St., Suite 200 Direct technical économique du Manitobal St-Boniface, Manitoba R2H 2P9 assistance to co-op (CDEM) Telephone: (204) 941-3249 development and Fax: (204) 237-4618 referrals to other www.cdem.com programs (CDI) Manitoba Manitoba Cooperative Association 400-317 Donald Street Direct technical Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2H6 assistance to co-op Telephone: (204) 989-5930 development and Fax: (204) 949.0217 referrals to other www.manitoba.coop programs (CDI) Manitoba Province of Manitoba 604 – 800 Portage Avenue Rural Economic Winnipeg, MB R3G 0N4 Development
xviii Province/Region Organization Contact Program Phone: (204) 945-2157 Initiative Fax: 945-5059 or toll-free at 1-800-567-7334 Saskatchewan Province of Saskatchewan Wayne Thrasher, Co-operative Business and Co-operative Services Development Saskatchewan Rural Development Assistance Program REGINA SK S4P 3V7 Phone: (306) 787-0190 Fax: (306) 787-8447 [email protected] Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Co-operative 501 - 333 Third Avenue North Direct technical Association Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 2H9 assistance to Co-op Phone: (306) 244-3702 development Fax: (306) 244-2165 www.sask.coop Saskatchewan Conseil de la Coopération de la 2132 Broad Street Direct technical Saskatchewan Regina, Saskatchewan assistance to Co-op S4P 1Y5 development Phone: (306) 757-4452 Fax: (306) 757-4322 Alberta Alberta Community & Co- Suite 220, 10403 - 172 Street Technical and operative Association Edmonton, Alberta T5S 1K9 financial assistance Phone: (780) 426-7959 to co-op email: [email protected], development and [email protected] referrals to other programs (CDI) British Columbia BC Co-operative Association Suite 390, 319 West Pender St Technical and Vancouver, BC, V6B 1T4 financial assistance Tel: 604.662.3906 to co-op Fax: 604.662.3968 development and
xix Province/Region Organization Contact Program e-mail: [email protected] referrals to other programs (CDI) Yukon Yukon Government Community Development Fund The program doesn’t Suite #112 - 100 Main Street (Horwoods Mall) specify whether Whitehorse, YK capital or technical assistance support is available.
Northwest Territories Industry, Tourism and Investment P.O. Box 1320 Business Scotia Centre Development Fund 8thFloor Grants to Small Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9 Business (GSB) Tel: 867-873-7958 or 800-661-0786 Fax 867-873-0575 or 800-661-0825 Nunavut Government of Nunavut Department of Sustainable Development Support for feasibility Department of Sustainable Government of Nunavut studies and other Development Tel (867) 975-5921 development costs; Fax (867) 975-5980 for pilot and Email: [email protected] demonstration projects
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