When you join the Ontario Worker Co-op Federation you automatically become a member of the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation and the Ontario Co-operative Association. We also have a for-profit consulting arm called Equalnomics and a charitable foundation called the Worker Ownership Development Foundation which does educational work to promote worker co-ops. Receive hard to find information on issues such as eligibility, taxation, sweat equity, other worker co-ops etc.
The OWCF offers templates for incorporation documents, bylaws, and organizational structure which new co-ops will find very useful and cost saving.

Worker Co-op Fund
Access to Financing through the Worker Co-op Fund (if all conditions met). The CWCF offers financing to members who are either starting up as a worker co-op, taking over an existing business or undergoing expansion. Investments vary from $25,000 to $200,000, and for those who successfully obtain an investment, training grants are also available. GroupPurchasing Programs
Through membership in the CWCF you have access to a large co-operative buying group sponsored by the CCA. Currently discounts on office supplies are available. The CWCF has finalized an agreement with the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada to allow CWCF's members to participate in a group benefit program.

RRSP Program
Members of the CWCF have access to the CWCF-Co-operative Trust Company's RRSP program. The program facilitates the members of a worker co-operative to invest the shares of their worker co-operative in the individual members self-directed RRSP set up under the program.

Conference
Members receive discounts on fees and travel subsidies to attend the CWCF conference. The conference includes training workshops, worker co-op business tours and great socializing.

Lobbying Efforts on Behalf of Worker Co-ops
The CWCF is committed to ensuring that worker co-operatives have a level playing field with other forms of business. For example when worker co-op shares were not included in the RRSP regulations allowing small business shares as eligible investments the CWCF lobbied successfully for their inclusion.

Serve on the OWCF's Board of Directors
As a member you will have the opportunity to seek election as a director of the OWCF and provide leadership to the worker co-operative movement in Ontario.