ACCESS is looking for a highly-skilled independent Web Developer to partner with our team. The ideal candidate would be a talented designer who can work independently with a team to create, maintain, and update websites for our co-operatives and members across various industries.

In 2022, fifty-three organizations supported the Youth Leadership Program as sponsors. Thank you - we couldn’t have done it without you!

By the time the last bus left GoldEye on July 18, a total of 125 youth had experienced the YLP, made connections with like-minded peers, and learned about co-operative values in a fun, inspiring setting. Here are some of their stories:

Summer tends to be the slow, relaxing time of the year. But not for your ACCA’s government relations team!

The ACCA is co-sponsoring a a debate of the frontrunners for the Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership, to take place August 9 in Calgary.

What gives the co-operative model an advantage over other business structures? Perhaps no quality is more distinct than democratic member control.

Premier Jason Kenney has stepped down as UCP leader, and the party will select a new leader on October 6.

During leadership races, it is common for member associations to submit a series of questions related to their sector to candidates. This best practice is a prime opportunity for you and ACCA to raise awareness of the co-operative sector and receive feedback on the candidates' intentions for policies that may affect us.

Our 2022 Annual General Meeting was held in Calgary and online on June 14. Over forty members attended the event (which was combined with CMC Congress and held at the Palliser Hotel). At the AGM we celebrated our shared successes over the past year and profiled a new tool that will make member advocacy easier and more effective.