Co-operatives

"The Co-operatives Secretariat was established within the Government of Canada in 1987 to help the federal government respond more effectively to the concerns and needs of co-operatives." - Goverment of Canada

The Canadian Co-operative Association is a national association for co-operatives in Canada, representing more than nine million co-operative and credit union members from over 2,000 organizations.  Individual co-op members are represented by CCA either directly through their co-operative, through their provincial co-op associations or credit union central, or through sectoral organizations.

Description from the BCCA website: 
BCCA is the voice of the BC co-op movement.
Our mission is to build a co-operative economy that promotes social and economic justice, and advances the well-being of British Columbians and their communities.