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About
CDF Canada is an international development organization building prosperity in communities around the world. We work with local partners in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to establish and grow community-owned co-operatives to help people achieve more prosperous, self-reliant lives. Our work focuses on food security, community and economic development, financial inclusion, local leadership capacity building, climate change adaptation and resilience, peace and development and gender equality.
Formed in 1947, the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada soon became the focus for Canadian efforts to foster self-reliant, member-owned co-operative movements in the far-flung corners of the world. This included Northern Canada, where CDF Canada helped Inuit communities establish their own co-operative stores. Since those early days, CDF Canada has held steadfast to the seven co-operative principles, mobilizing the abundant talents and resources of Canadians and their co-operatives to help partners in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Eastern Europe build lasting pathways to prosperity. Co-operation and the simple notion of people pooling their time and resources to achieve together what they cannot achieve in isolation remains at the heart of everything we do at CDF Canada.
Mailing Address
350 Sparks Street, Suite 906
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7S8
Canada
Website & Social Media
Countries
Ethiopia • Ghana • Kenya • Malawi • Senegal • Ukraine
Areas of Focus
(Sustainable Development Goals)
Current Opportunities
Events
Webinar: Should we set up a Canadian Charity and if so, how?
Voices with Impact: Cuso Alumni Webinar
Tools of the Conflict-Capable ENGO Leader
Difficult Conversations: A Workshop for New and Experienced Managers – Free Webinar (Spring 2026)
Voices with Impact January Webinar
AI & Civil Society Organizations: Agency, Labour Justice & Shared Futures
Webinar: Indigenous Perspectives on Global Critical Minerals
Webinar: Legal & Accounting Issues for Endowments: What Charities Need to Know
Webinar: How to Lobby: For Charities, Nonprofits & Purpose Driven Organizations
Building Better Partnerships- Cross-sector Collaboration for Global Impact
Youth Policy-Makers Hub Alumni Panel: Navigating Careers in the International Cooperation Sector
25 Years of UNSC Resolution 1325: Canada’s Ongoing Commitment to Women, Peace, and Security
Prosperity Through Partnership: A Collaborative Networking Night
Virtual Executive Panel: The Nexus of Financial Inclusion, Resilience, and Supervision
Advancing Climate Resilience: Nature-based Solutions, Partnerships, and Indigenous Knowledge
Voices with Impact: February Webinar
From Learning to Action: Displacement, Community, and Global Citizenship
Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Identity-Based Groups
The Rise of Climate Denialism & Use of Social Media
Centering Youth Voices: Introduction to Youth Friendly Principles for ENGOs with Apathy is Boring
The Energy Mix on Solutions Journalism: How Climate News Builds Momentum for Action
Tuberculosis Beyond the Textbook: Gaps, Innovation, and Health Systems Realities
2026 MIGH X PIH Canada University Global Health Case Competition
Doing Hard Things With Friends: Accompaniment as Policy
Prosperity Through Partnership: Taste of the World
From Testing to Transformation: SMO Innovation in Practice
Introduction to Decolonization in the ENGO Sector
Advanced Decolonial Theory and Application
For Indigenous Ears Only – A Space for Reflection and Action
OCIC Symposium 2026: Strengthening Global Citizenship Through Collective Action
