Organization
Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 22
- With MPs
- 7
- Since Nov 2021
- 57
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 10, 2026.
Lobbying by Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
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Most recent reported meeting: Sep 10, 2026.
In-house (organization) In effect since Mar 31, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Michael Toye, Executive Director
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Parks Canada (PC), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Registration 946181-330106-32. Look it up in the official Registry
Filed by Michael Toye (26), Daniel Brunette (17), Hugues Bourgeois (14).
Reported by Michael Toye · In-house (organization)
Investments in co-operative-led programs to provide bridges to employment, support entrepreneurship, safeguard local businesses, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians, in particular women, newcomers, Indigenous people, youth, and Canadians living in rural communities.
Educating Parliamentarians, staffers and public servants on the co-operative model, the advantages and challenges faced by co-ops. Lack of awareness causes oversight and issues in programs and policies, when co-operatives should have access to the Business support and other programs offered by, or supported by, the government.
Ensuring increased support to co-operatives and social enterprises, as underserved business models, by the BDC. As per the recent Legislative Review, co-operatives are significantly underserved by the BDC.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
Educating Parliamentarians, staffers and public servants on the co-operative model, the advantages and challenges faced by co-ops. Lack of awareness causes oversight and issues in programs and policies, when co-operatives should have access to the Business support and other programs offered by, or supported by, the government.
Carbon Rebate for Small Business - Ensuring that co-operatives and credit unions are qualify, as they are currently excluded.
To expand the definitions and exemption criteria so that all qualifying co-operatives can remain eligible for the Small Business Deduction (SBD).
Establishing a Federal Co-operative Investment Plan, inspired by the one in Quebec.
Harmonizing tax rules and incentives related to Employee-Ownership Trusts, to ensure that business succession (conversions) to employee-owned worker co-operatives are eligible.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
To promote the renewal of the Tax-deferred Co-operative Share Program to help agricultural co-operatives meet their capitalization needs and remain a viable option for agribusinesses while allowing Canadian co-operatives to be stronger in the face of international competitors.
Promoting Business Conversions to Co-operatives as a means of safeguarding jobs and economic drivers in communities
Educating Parliamentarians, staffers and public servants on the co-operative model, the advantages and challenges faced by co-ops. Lack of awareness causes oversight and issues in programs and policies, when co-operatives should have access to the Business support and other programs offered by, or supported by, the government.
Investments in co-operative-led programs to provide bridges to employment, support entrepreneurship, safeguard local businesses, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians, in particular women, newcomers, Indigenous people, youth, and Canadians living in rural communities.
To expand the definitions and exemption criteria so that all qualifying co-operatives can remain eligible for the Small Business Deduction (SBD).
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
Carbon Rebate for Small Business - Ensuring that co-operatives and credit unions are qualify, as they are currently excluded.
Educating Parliamentarians, staffers and public servants on the co-operative model, the advantages and challenges faced by co-ops. Lack of awareness causes oversight and issues in programs and policies, when co-operatives should have access to the Business support and other programs offered by, or supported by, the government.
Discuss the pro-active inclusion of co-operatives and social enterprises, in the procurement process. CMC would like co-operatives to be both eligible and prioritized in government procurement programs.
Promoting Business Conversions to Co-operatives as a means of safeguarding jobs and economic drivers in communities
Investments in co-operative-led programs to provide bridges to employment, support entrepreneurship, safeguard local businesses, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians, in particular women, newcomers, Indigenous people, youth, and Canadians living in rural communities.
To promote the renewal of the Tax-deferred Co-operative Share Program to help agricultural co-operatives meet their capitalization needs and remain a viable option for agribusinesses while allowing Canadian co-operatives to be stronger in the face of international competitors.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
Discuss the pro-active inclusion of co-operatives and social enterprises, in the procurement process. CMC would like co-operatives to be both eligible and prioritized in government procurement programs.
Establishing a Canadian Co-operative Capacity Building Program (CCBP) equipped with federal funding to help co-operatives either start up, scale up, gain skills and expertise, and or prepare for their next steps.
Carbon Rebate for Small Business - Ensuring that co-operatives and credit unions are qualify, as they are currently excluded.
Ensuring increased support to co-operatives and social enterprises, as underserved business models, by the BDC. As per the recent Legislative Review, co-operatives are significantly underserved by the BDC.
Promoting Business Conversions to Co-operatives as a means of safeguarding jobs and economic drivers in communities
To promote the renewal of the Tax-deferred Co-operative Share Program to help agricultural co-operatives meet their capitalization needs and remain a viable option for agribusinesses while allowing Canadian co-operatives to be stronger in the face of international competitors.
Investments in co-operative-led programs to provide bridges to employment, support entrepreneurship, safeguard local businesses, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians, in particular women, newcomers, Indigenous people, youth, and Canadians living in rural communities.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
Educating Parliamentarians, staffers and public servants on the co-operative model, the advantages and challenges faced by co-ops. Lack of awareness causes oversight and issues in programs and policies, when co-operatives should have access to the Business support and other programs offered by, or supported by, the government.
Discuss the pro-active inclusion of co-operatives and social enterprises, in the procurement process. CMC would like co-operatives to be both eligible and prioritized in government procurement programs.
Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy. Advocating for renewal of commitments related to the Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy, such as the Investment Readiness Program and SISF-related funding for co-operatives.
To promote the renewal of the Tax-deferred Co-operative Share Program to help agricultural co-operatives meet their capitalization needs and remain a viable option for agribusinesses while allowing Canadian co-operatives to be stronger in the face of international competitors.
Promoting Business Conversions to Co-operatives as a means of safeguarding jobs and economic drivers in communities
Establishing a Canadian Co-operative Capacity Building Program (CCBP) equipped with federal funding to help co-operatives either start up, scale up, gain skills and expertise, and or prepare for their next steps.
Investments in co-operative-led programs to provide bridges to employment, support entrepreneurship, safeguard local businesses, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians, in particular women, newcomers, Indigenous people, youth, and Canadians living in rural communities.
Ensuring increased support to co-operatives and social enterprises, as underserved business models, by the BDC. As per the recent Legislative Review, co-operatives are significantly underserved by the BDC.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
Establishing a Canadian Co-operative Capacity Building Program (CCBP) equipped with federal funding to help co-operatives either start up, scale up, gain skills and expertise, and or prepare for their next steps.
Investments in co-operative-led programs to provide bridges to employment, support entrepreneurship, safeguard local businesses, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians, in particular women, newcomers, Indigenous people, youth, and Canadians living in rural communities.
Educating Parliamentarians and public servants on the co-operative model, the advantages and challenges faced by co-ops. Lack of awareness causes oversight and issues in programs and policies, when co-operatives should have access to the Business support and other programs offered by, or supported by, the government.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
Educating Parliamentarians and public servants on the co-operative model, the advantages and challenges faced by co-ops. Lack of awareness causes oversight and issues in programs and policies, when co-operatives should have access to the Business support and other programs offered by, or supported by, the government.
Investments in co-operative-led programs to provide bridges to employment, support entrepreneurship, safeguard local businesses, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians, in particular women, newcomers, Indigenous people, youth, and Canadians living in rural communities.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy. Advocating for renewal of commitments related to the Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy, such as the Investment Readiness Program and SISF-related funding for co-operatives.
Establishing a Canadian Co-operative Capacity Building Program (CCBP) equipped with federal funding to help co-operatives either start up, scale up, gain skills and expertise, and or prepare for their next steps.
Ensuring increased support to co-operatives and social enterpries, as underserved business models, by the BDC. As per the recent Legislative Review, co-operatives are significantly underserved by the BDC.
Carbon Rebate for Small Business - Ensuring that co-operatives and credit unions are qualify, as they are currently excluded.
To promote the renewal of the Tax-deferred Co-operative Share Program to help agricultural co-operatives meet their capitalization needs and remain a viable option for agribusinesses while allowing Canadian co-operatives to be stronger in the face of international competitors.
Promoting Business Conversions to Co-operatives as a means of safeguarding jobs and economic drivers in communities
Investments in co-operative-led programs to provide bridges to employment, support entrepreneurship, safeguard local businesses, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians, in particular women, newcomers, Indigenous people, youth, and Canadians living in rural communities.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
Establishing a Canadian Co-operative Capacity Building Program (CCBP) equipped with federal funding to help co-operatives either start up, scale up, gain skills and expertise, and or prepare for their next steps.
Educating Parliamentarians and public servants on the co-operative model, the advantages and challenges faced by co-ops. Lack of awareness causes oversight and issues in programs and policies, when co-operatives should have access to the Business support and other programs offered by, or supported by, the government.
Promoting Business Conversions to Co-operatives as a means of safeguarding jobs and economic drivers in communities
To promote the renewal of the Tax-deferred Co-operative Share Program to help agricultural co-operatives meet their capitalization needs and remain a viable option for agribusinesses while allowing Canadian co-operatives to be stronger in the face of international competitors.
Investments in co-operative-led programs to provide bridges to employment, support entrepreneurship, safeguard local businesses, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians, in particular women, newcomers, Indigenous people, youth, and Canadians living in rural communities.
Establishing a Federal Co-operative Investment Plan, inspired buy the one in Quebec.
Ensuring increased support to co-operatives and social enterpries, as underserved business models, by the BDC. As per the recent Legislative Review, co-operatives are significantly underserved by the BDC.
Harmonizing tax rules and incentives related to Employee-Ownership Trusts, to ensure that business succession (conversions) to employee-owned worker co-operatives are eligible.
To expand the definitions and exemption criteria so that all qualifying co-operatives can remain eligible for the Small Business Deduction (SBD).
Support or investment in the Canadian Co-operative Investment Fund which provides patient capital and lending to finance the capitalization of new and emerging co-operatives. The fund exists and was set up with $25 million from the co-operative sector.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
Promoting Business Conversions to Co-operatives as a means of safeguarding jobs and economic drivers in communities
Establishing a Canadian Co-operative Capacity Building Program (CCBP) equipped with federal funding to help co-operatives either start up, scale up, gain skills and expertise, and or prepare for their next steps.
Educating Parliamentarians and public servants on the co-operative model, the advantages and challenges faced by co-ops. Lack of awareness causes oversight and issues in programs and policies, when co-operatives should have access to the Business support and other programs offered by, or supported by, the government.
Investments in co-operative-led programs to provide bridges to employment, support entrepreneurship, safeguard local businesses, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians, in particular women, newcomers, Indigenous people, youth, and Canadians living in rural communities.
To promote the renewal of the Tax-deferred Co-operative Share Program to help agricultural co-operatives meet their capitalization needs and remain a viable option for agribusinesses while allowing Canadian co-operatives to be stronger in the face of international competitors.
Ensuring increased support to co-operatives and social enterpries, as underserved business models, by the BDC. As per the recent Legislative Review, co-operatives are significantly underserved by the BDC.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
Ensuring increased support to co-operatives and social enterpries, as underserved business models, by the BDC. As per the recent Legislative Review, co-operatives are significantly underserved by the BDC.
Educating Parliamentarians and public servants on the co-operative model, the advantages and challenges faced by co-ops. Lack of awareness causes oversight and issues in programs and policies, when co-operatives should have access to the Business support and other programs offered by, or supported by, the government.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
Educating Parliamentarians and public servants on the co-operative model, the advantages and challenges faced by co-ops. Lack of awareness causes oversight and issues in programs and policies, when co-operatives should have access to the Business support and other programs offered by, or supported by, the government.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy. Advocating for renewal of commitments related to the Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy, such as the Investment Readiness Program and SISF-related funding for co-operatives.
Carbon Rebate for Small Business - Ensuring that co-operatives and credit unions are qualify, as they are currently excluded.
Establishing a Canadian Co-operative Capacity Building Program (CCBP) equipped with federal funding to help co-operatives either start up, scale up, gain skills and expertise, and or prepare for their next steps.
Promoting Business Conversions to Co-operatives as a means of safeguarding jobs and economic drivers in communities
Investments in co-operative-led programs to provide bridges to employment, support entrepreneurship, safeguard local businesses, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians, in particular women, newcomers, Indigenous people, youth, and Canadians living in rural communities.
Establishing a Federal Co-operative Investment Plan, inspired buy the one in Quebec.
Ensuring increased support to co-operatives and social enterpries, as underserved business models, by the BDC. As per the recent Legislative Review, co-operatives are significantly underserved by the BDC.
Harmonizing tax rules and incentives related to Employee-Ownership Trusts, to ensure that business succession (conversions) to employee-owned worker co-operatives are eligible.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
To promote the renewal of the Tax-deferred Co-operative Share Program to help agricultural co-operatives meet their capitalization needs and remain a viable option for agribusinesses while allowing Canadian co-operatives to be stronger in the face of international competitors.
Educating Parliamentarians and public servants on the co-operative model, the advantages and challenges faced by co-ops. Lack of awareness causes oversight and issues in programs and policies, when co-operatives should have access to the Business support and other programs offered by, or supported by, the government.
Establishing a Canadian Co-operative Capacity Building Program (CCBP) equipped with federal funding to help co-operatives either start up, scale up, gain skills and expertise, and or prepare for their next steps.
Carbon Rebate for Small Business - Ensuring that co-operatives and credit unions are qualify, as they are currently excluded.
Ensuring increased support to co-operatives and social enterpries, as underserved business models, by the BDC. As per the recent Legislative Review, co-operatives are significantly underserved by the BDC.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
Carbon Rebate for Small Business - Ensuring that co-operatives and credit unions are qualify, as they are currently excluded.
To promote the renewal of the Tax-deferred Co-operative Share Program to help agricultural co-operatives meet their capitalization needs and remain a viable option for agribusinesses while allowing Canadian co-operatives to be stronger in the face of international competitors.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
Educating roles and opportunities of co-operatives in meeting the needs of Canada.
Reported by Daniel Brunette · In-house (organization)
AgricultureBudgetEconomic DevelopmentSmall BusinessTaxation and Finance
Reported by Hugues Bourgeois · In-house (organization)
AgricultureBudgetEconomic DevelopmentSmall BusinessTaxation and Finance
Reported by Hugues Bourgeois · In-house (organization)
AgricultureTaxation and Finance
Reported by Hugues Bourgeois · In-house (organization)
Economic DevelopmentRegional DevelopmentSmall Business
Reported by Hugues Bourgeois · In-house (organization)
AgricultureBudgetEconomic DevelopmentRegional DevelopmentSmall BusinessTaxation and Finance
Reported by Hugues Bourgeois · In-house (organization)
AgricultureBudgetFisheriesForestryHousingSmall BusinessTaxation and Finance
Reported by Hugues Bourgeois · In-house (organization)
AgricultureBudgetEconomic DevelopmentHousingRegional DevelopmentSmall BusinessTaxation and Finance
Reported by Hugues Bourgeois · In-house (organization)
BudgetEconomic DevelopmentHousingInfrastructureRegional DevelopmentSmall BusinessTaxation and Finance
From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.