Research

Managed by the Co-operatives Secretariat, the Research and Knowledge Development component of CDI is designed to undertake and encourage policy research and applied research that will advance co-operative development and growth.  For more information, please visit the Co-operatives Secretariat’s website.

The Rural and Co-operatives Secretariat is launching a first call for proposals under the Research and Knowledge Development (RKD) component of the Co-operative Development Initiative program.

The objective of RKD is to encourage research and dissemination projects that will advance the understanding of co-operatives’ contributions to addressing challenges in the following three program priority areas:

1.        Local community economic development

2.        Changing community demographics

3.        Low-carbon communities

Eligible recipients are co-operatives, not-for-profit organizations, universities and colleges, as well as individual researchers and co-operative developers who are working in collaboration with an established co-op sector or research entity.

The deadline for project submissions is December 20, 2010. 

Program guide

Application form

Evaluation form

For more information , please contact:

Mr. Jean-Nicolas Roy

Rural and Co-operatives Secretariat

Phone: 613 773-2898

E-mail: coops-progr@agr.gc.ca