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Top 50 Canadian Co-operatives a (2000)
Co-operatives Secretariat / Government of Canada
| Rank by Revenues | Name of Co-operative | Sales & Service Revenues (%) | Assets ($) | Members Equity to Assets b ($) Ratio c Full | Liabilities to Equity Part | Total Members | Employees | Year End | Major Activities | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1999 | Full | Part | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Saskatchewan Wheat Pool d (Sask.) | 3 326 956 000 | 1 587 411 000 | 34.2 | 1.9 | 73 106 | 3 416 | 527 | 7.31.00 | Grain marketing & processing, livestock marketing, farm supply, printing & publishing |
| 2 | 3 | Federated Co-operatives Limited (Sask.) | 3 108 635 000 | 1 133 066 000 | 53.9 | 0.8 | 334e | 2 808 | - | 10.31.00 | Wholesaler, consumer goods, petroleum refinery, building materials |
| 3 | 2 | Agricore d g (Man.) | 2 938 729 000 | 1 273 449 000 | 29.7 | 2.3 | 84 226 | 2 049 | 47 | 7.31.00 | Grain marketing, farm supplies |
| 4 | 4 | Coopérative fédérée de Québec (Qué.) | 2 003 739 000 | 590 981 000 | 29 | 2.4 | 97f | 8 041 | - | 10.28.00 | Wholesaler, farm supplies, petroleum, livestock and poultry processing |
| 5 | 5 | Agropur (Qué.) | 1 542 123 000 | 508 036 000 | 37.1 | 1.6 | 4 891 | 2 600 | - | 10.28.00 | Dairy products |
| 6 | 7 | XCAN Grain Pool Ltd. (Man.) | 993 564 000 | 66 237 000 | 39.5 | 1.5 | 2e | 75 | - | 7.31.00 | Commodities brokerage |
| 7 | 8 | United Farmers of Alberta (Alta.) | 764 963 044 | 265 021 000 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 109 000 | 678 | 172 | 12.31.00 | Petroleum, farm supplies |
| 8 | 9 | Calgary Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Alta.) | 634 604 700 | 209 746 000 | 61.7 | 0.6 | 355 396 | 990 | 2 419 | 10.28.00 | Supermarkets, petroleum, pharmacies, travel agency |
| 9 | 10 | Co-op Atlantic (N.B.) | 478 254 730 | 163 470 693 | 40 | 1.4 | 168e | 600 | 58 | 11.24.00 | Wholesaler, consumer goods, feed, petroleum |
| 10 | 11 | Lilydale Co-op Ltd. (Alta.) | 458 071 000 | 131 143 000 | 30.9 | 2.2 | 1 200 | 2 400 | 100 | 1.31.00 | Poultry products, hatchery |
| 11 | 12 | Western Co-operative Fertilizers Ltd. (Alta.) | 308 492 848 | 108 367 609 | 20.2 | 3.9 | 2e | 108 | 3 | 6.30.00 | Purchaser and distributor of fertilizer |
| 12 | 13 | Gay Lea Foods Co-op Ltd. (Ont.) | 232 286 100 | 74 748 000 | 61.6 | 0.6 | 4 391 | 398 | 48 | 9.30.00 | Dairy products |
| 13 | 15 | Nutrinor (Qué.) | 225 253 040 | 115 351 102 | 22.6 | 3.4 | 1 440 | 421 | 30 | 10.27.00 | Dairy products, farm supplies, machinery, petroleum |
| 14 | 14 | Interprovincial Co-operatives Ltd. (Sask.) | 215 100 000 | 14 503 000 | 52.7 | 0.8 | 7e | 40 | 140 | 10.31.00 | Wholesale purchasing for consumer & farm supplies, chemical manufacturing |
| 15 | 16 | Exceldor, Coop Avicole (Qué.) | 188 460 347 | 63 671 753 | 35.8 | 1.7 | 220 | 670 | 91 | 1.28.00 | Slaughtering and marketing of poultry products, hatchery |
| 16 | 17 | Scotsburn Co-op Services Ltd. (N.S.) | 185 037 729 | 59 371 103 | 21.5 | 3.6 | 2 300 | 600 | 200 | 9.30.00 | Dairy products, farm supplies |
| 17 | 18 | TruServ Canada Cooperative Inc. (Man.) | 161 943 000 | 34 646 000 | 37.9 | 1.6 | 631 | 291 | 73 | 12.30.00 | Wholesale distributor of hardware and variety consumer goods |
| 18 | 20 | Farmers' Co-op Dairy Ltd. (N.S.) | 158 233 000 | 53 914 900 | 35.6 | 1.8 | 234 | 478 | 90 | 10.28.00 | Dairy products |
| 19 | 19 | Agrinove (Qué.) | 154 744 368 | 22 179 281 | 39.7 | 1.5 | 993 | 50 | 10 | 10.31.00 | Dairy Products |
| 20 | 21 | Mountain Equipment Co-op (B.C.) | 147 432 336 | 68 473 448 | 73.4 | 0.3 | 1 447 865 | 456 | 371 | 12.31.00 | Outdoor recreational equipment |
| 21 | 22 | Hensall District Co-op Inc. (Ont.) | 145 828 715 | 49 773 294 | 37.3 | 1.6 | 4 370 | 192 | 59 | 7.31.00 | Grain marketing, feedmill, farm supplies, petroleum |
| 22 | 23 | Groupe Dynaco, coopérative agro-alimentaire (Qué.) | 119 106 780 | 52 892 158 | 31.7 | 2.1 | 636 | 297 | 16 | 10.31.00 | Dairy products, farm supplies, building materials |
| 23 | 33 | Red River Co-operative Ltd. (Man.) | 104 475 748 | 34 767 632 | 91.2 | 0 | 65 923 | 15 | 2 | 10.31.00 | Petroleum |
| 24 | 24 | Saskatoon Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Sask.) | 102 434 905 | 33 677 449 | 92 | 0 | 42 942 | 175 | 325 | 1.31.00 | Supermarkets, petroleum, building materials, farm supplies |
| 25 | 25 | Sincere Trading of K.B.A. Co-operative Inc. (Ont.) | 98 775 296 | 7 910 572 | 5.8 | 16 | 1 960 | 73 | 5 | 8.31.00 | Wholesaler, tobacco, confectionery |
| 26 | 26 | Purdel (Qué.) | 92 801 448 | 45 877 462 | 33.1 | 2 | 640 | 130 | 25 | 11.25.00 | Dairy products, farm supplies |
| 27 | 39 | Otter Farm & Home Co-operative (B.C.) | 92 670 245 | 26 390 853 | 73.7 | 0.3 | 25 156 | 82 | 106 | 2.29.00 | Department store, feedmill, petroleum |
| 28 | 28 | Unicoop (Qué.) | 90 883 898 | 50 342 486 | 24.3 | 3.1 | 732 | 234 | 16 | 10.31.00 | Feedmill, hardware and machinery |
| 29 | 29 | Comax (Qué.) | 90 578 708 | 40 532 473 | 32.8 | 2 | 796 | 156 | 11 | 11.24.00 | Feedmill, grain marketing, pork, agri supplies |
| 30 | 27 | Coopérative Forestière Laterrière (Qué.) | 87 387 094 | 101 307 195 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 861 | 500 | 210 | 12.31.00 | Workers co-operative, forestry products |
| 31 | 30 | Granny's Poultry Co-operative (Man.) | 86 082 452 | 31 270 877 | 41 | 1.4 | 188 | 300 | 100 | 12.31.00 | Poultry processing |
| 32 | 32 | A.C.A. Co-operative Limited (N.S.) | 82 154 000 | 35 210 000 | 21.7 | 3.5 | 62 | 538 | 75 | 2.26.00 | Poultry processing, farm supplies |
| 33 | 31 | Pioneer Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Sask.) | 81 125 356 | 42 393 273 | 81.1 | 0.2 | 17 807 | 100 | 250 | 1.31.00 | Supermarkets, petroleum, farm supplies |
| 34 | - | B.C. Livestock Producers Co-op Assn. (B.C.) | 80 009 170 | 7 068 914 | 39.5 | 1.5 | 2 493 | 10 | 37 | 7.31.00 | Livestock marketing |
| 35 | 35 | Arctic Co-operatives Limited (Man.) | 75 866 676 | 23 320 175 | 73.9 | 0.3 | 35e | 72 | 10 | 12.31.00 | Wholesaler, consumer goods, marketing aboriginal handicrafts, Northwest Territories, Nunavut |
| 36 | 38 | Prince Albert Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Sask.) | 73 626 049 | 38 769 544 | 75.1 | 0.3 | 20 487 | 259 | 109 | 10.31.00 | Supermarkets, petroleum |
| 37 | 34 | Island Farms Dairies Co-operative Assn. (B.C.) | 69 365 334 | 31 089 776 | 54.8 | 0.8 | 57 | 145 | 30 | 12.31.00 | Dairy Products |
| 38 | 40 | Northumberland Co-op Ltd. (N.B.) | 66 978 622 | 19 855 857 | 61 | 0.6 | 358 | 225 | 56 | 12.31.00 | Dairy products, farm supplies, building materials |
| 39 | 42 | Western Drug Distribution Centre Limited (Alta.) | 66 403 549 | 12 913 628 | 20.4 | 3.8 | 379 | 42 | 1 | 6.30.00 | Wholesaler of Veterinary Supplies |
| 40 | 41 | Société coop agricole des Bois-Francs (Qué.) | 64 764 331 | 31 032 568 | 46.2 | 1.1 | 814 | 104 | 27 | 10.31.00 | Feedmill, farm supplies, petroleum |
| 41 | 37 | Norfolk Co-op Company Ltd. (Ont.) | 62 868 515 | 29 251 541 | 32.4 | 2 | 4 812 | 85 | 15 | 12.31.00 | Grain marketing, farm supplies, petroleum |
| 42 | 36 | Simcoe District Co-op Services (Ont.) | 56 846 444 | 26 899 049 | 26.3 | 2.7 | 3 689 | 88 | 85 | 7.31.00 | Farm supplies, consumer products, grain marketing, petroleum |
| 43 | - | Peninsula Consumer Services Co-operative (B.C.) | 55 242 803 | 21 851 626 | 43.9 | 1.2 | 8 577 | 27 | 57 | 3.31.00 | Supermarkets, petroleum |
| 44 | 43 | Orford Farmer's Co-op Co. Ltd. (Ont.) | 51 312 125 | 15 068 908 | 31.2 | 2.1 | 653 | 57 | 10 | 8.31.00 | Crop inputs, grain marketing, feed mill, farm supplies |
| 45 | 46 | Sherwood Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Sask.) | 50 555 190 | 19 233 504 | 86.7 | 0.1 | 50 214 | 64 | 131 | 1.31.00 | Supermarkets, petroleum |
| 46 | 49 | Perth County Co-operative Inc. (Ont.) | 49 416 937 | 19 775 134 | 44.3 | 1.2 | 2 485 | 68 | 30 | 8.31.00 | Grain marketing, farm inputs, petroleum |
| 47 | - | Fédération des coopératives de Nouveau-Québec (Qué) | 49 019 757 | 45 620 907 | 37.9 | 1.6 | 13 | 75 | 20 | 12.31.00 | Wholesaler, consumer goods, petroleum, marketing Inuit handicrafts, Northern Québec |
| 48 | 47 | La Coop de Pointe-Aux-Roches (Ont.) | 47 987 205 | 14 662 155 | 33.7 | 1.9 | 936 | 58 | 27 | 8.31.00 | Grain marketing, farm inputs, petroleum |
| 49 | - | Société coopérative agricole La Seigneurie (Qué.) | 44 527 819 | 17 041 110 | 40.5 | 1.4 | 605 | 80 | 15 | 10.31.00 | Hog farming, feedmill, farm supplies, petroleum, hardware and building materials |
| 50 | 50 | Waterloo Oxford Co-operative Inc. (Ont.) | 44 509 240 | 22 862 681 | 22.8 | 3.3 | 1 700 | 68 | 20 | 8.31.00 | Grain marketing, farm inputs, petroleum |
a Includes only non-financial co-operatives
b Members loans and patronage dividends portion of long term debt is included with members equity
c Total liabilities to members equity
d Sales include grain purchases for the account of and delivered to the Canadian Wheat Board
e Member co-operatives representing many thousand individual members
f Also has 1,049 direct individual members as well as the 97 co-op associations representing 37,000 individual members
g In 2001, the delegates of Agricore voted in support of a merger with United Grain Growers to form a new corporation Agricore United, which is expected to be in operation early in year 2002
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