CHF Canada’s annual general meeting is a much-anticipated event held in a different Canadian city each year. Here is full coverage of the 2011 meeting, held in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador from May 25-28, 2011.

Next year’s annual meeting will be held June 6-9, 2012, in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Each meeting features:

• training for co‑op volunteers and managers
• a business meeting with spirited policy debates
• a networking session for emerging co‑op leaders (under 30)
• caucuses for the members in British Columbia, the Prairies, Quebec and the Atlantic Provincesthe annual meeting of CHF Canada’s Ontario Region, including reports, resolutions and the election of the Ontario Council
• lively elections for positions on the regionally representative Board of Directors
• social events that bring together hundreds of co‑op leaders and members from across Canada
• simultaneous translation or a French-language alternative for all activities

All members are encouraged to send a delegate (at least) to the AGM. To help with the cost, CHF Canada offers a discounted delegate registration fee, help with delegate airfare costs, and a wide range of registration possibilities for other participants.