needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message ontario co operative association type cooperative federation industry agriculture financial services insurance legal services marketing boards transportation founded 2002 2002 headquarters guelph ontario canada key people mark ventry executive director kelly tryon chairperson revenue 1 134 953 march 2008 march 2009 members credit union central of canada gay lea foods co operative limited central 1 credit union the co operators growmark co operative housing federation of canada ag energy co op co op cabs mountain equipment co op ontario natural food co op ontario student co op association organic meadow co op upi energy lp ontario worker co op federation canadian worker co op federation organization for parent participation in childcare and education ontario y s owl maclure number of employees 8 website ontario.coop the ontario co operative association or on co op is a co operative association serving co operatives and co op member organizations in ontario canada . on co op is one of nine anglophone provincial cooperative associations across canada and collaborates with the conseil de la coop ration de l ontario cco its francophone counterpart in ontario . originally formed as the canadian co operative association ontario region in 1989 on co op incorporated as an independent co operative in 2002 . the association has about 60 members across ontario . the mission of on co op is to lead cultivate and connect co operatives in ontario . its purpose is to develop unite promote and be a common voice for co operatives throughout the province of ontario . on co op provides professional development networking programs and services to support its members and to develop and strengthen the ontario co operative movement . on co op recognizes outstanding co operative businesses and individuals through its co operative spirit recognition awards . 1 on co op s programs and services are currently organized according to four strategic areas lifelong co operative learning ; government relations ; communications and member relations ; and co operative development . some of its best known programs include the co operative conference and gala the co operative young leaders cyl program its queen s park mpp reception its co operative internship experience program and the co operative spirit recognition awards . 2 on co op maintains the province s only online database of co operatives credit unions and caisses populaires called the find a co op e directory . 3 the ontario co operative association is a member of the canadian co operative association the agricultural adaptation council the association of co operative educators co op zone the cooperative communicators association the foundation for rural living and the ontario rural council . 4 external links edit ontario co operative association website ontario co op credit union and caisse populaire e directory references edit http ontario.coop programs services engagement and awareness spirit awards http www.ontario.coop programs services http www.ontario.coop find a coop http www.ontario.coop about us retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ontario co operative association & oldid 721283763 categories cooperatives in canadacooperative federationsrural community developmentculture of ontariocompanies based in guelphhidden categories articles needing additional references from march 2013all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 20 may 2016 at 20 04 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view