18 January 2010, Ottawa

A 'Call for Participation' was launched today for Women's Worlds 2011, a global feminist conference being held in Ottawa-Gatineau in July of 2011. (http://www.womensworlds.ca/call-participation)

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is expected to announce in early February that Canada's co-operative sector, in partnership with four Canadian universities, has been awarded funding of $1 million over five years  to conduct research on the social, economic and environmental impact of co-operatives.

Smithers, B.C., poet wins emerging writers award
Thursday, April 2, 2009 | 10:42 AM ET
CBC News

Emily McGiffin, a 28-year-old writer from Smithers, B.C., has won the Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. The $5,000 award, given to an unpublished writer under age 35 for a sample of poetry, was presented Wednesday evening in Toronto.

The Social Economy Centre at OISE/University of Toronto has created an informative 2-page document about jobs in the Social Economy. Check it out here!

THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS SUCCESSFUL TELE-LEARNING SESSION!

For the podcast of the complete session, please click here. (Mp3 file, 29.4 MB, 1 hour, 4 mins)

Friday, January 15th 2010, 9:00 am Pacific Time (12:00 pm Eastern time)

1. What role does the municipal government play in the social economy sector?
2. What are the best practices in municipal support of the social economy sector?

The CSEHub has produced a new thematic newsletter on poverty reduction. Please click here to read about Canadian initiatives, projects and resources.

La recherche coopérative pour renforcer les capacités communautaires : défis et possibilités au pays et à l’étranger

Congrès annuel 2010 de l'Association canadienne pour les études sur la coopération (ACEC)

Innovations sociales pour une nouvelle ère : l’apport ou la
contribution des organisations à but non lucratif et de l’économie
sociale

Troisième conférence annuelle
2 au 4 juin 2010
Université Concordia, Montréal, Québec

ARES/ANSER est une organisation dynamique qui tient son troisième
congrès annuel dans le cadre du Congrès des sciences humaines. ARES
regroupe des chercheurs, des acteurs de l’économie sociale, des
consultants, des représentants de différents niveaux de gouvernement,