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Fostering shared governance and economic benefits

Our ties with credit unions are founded on a strong framework of mutual responsibilities, governance participation, mutual economic gains, and community contributions. Read our 2023 Credit Union Impact Report to learn more.

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Messages from our leadership

Rob Wesseling
President and CEO, Co-operators


“Co-operators has a history of building mutually beneficial partnerships that last for decades. Our engagement with the co-operative system and our role in building it is a top priority for our ownership, our Board and our management team.”

Zack Fuerstenberg
SVP, President of Credit Union and Specialty Market Distribution


“We believe deeply in a vibrant and innovative Canadian credit union system that serves the rapidly evolving needs of its members from coast-to-coast. Each day, we as a team help hundreds of credit unions and Caisses populaires deliver financial resilience to their members.”

Alec Blundell
EVP & COO, Co-operators Life and CUMIS


“We work closely with our partners to deliver value to our clients, and we fulfill our purpose when our clients are protected and our partners are successful.”

CUMIS and Co-operators are committed to Canada’s credit unions

Community-centric values

The credit union Centrals are members of The Co-operators Group Limited and together, we share cooperative values. We are dedicated to building a thriving ecosystem with shared governance and a community-centric focus, investing in sustainability and innovation to benefit our partners and communities.

Fostering resilience

We provide diverse support to credit unions nationwide, enhancing resilience for members, employees, institutions, and communities through comprehensive insurance, wealth, and risk mitigation solutions.

Empowering growth

We are diversifying into third-party financial institutions and distribution channels to drive business growth, investing more to support credit unions and deliver financial security to Canadians.

Empowering communities around us

Through our initiatives, we strive to uplift the communities we serve, especially those within the credit union network.

We protect a sum of $24 billion in loans nationally through our entire credit union network (as of December 2023).

In the last decade, we’ve provided over $1.6 billion in compensation and claim payments to credit unions and their members.

We have relationships with 194 credit unions, serving more than 6 million members.

In 2023, a total of $5.7 million was distributed as member loyalty payments.

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