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Top 50 Non-Financial Co-operatives in Canada (2004)

Co-operatives Secretariat / Gouvernment of Canada

Rank by revenues		Name of Co-operative	Total Revenues ($)	Assets ($)	Members Equity Assets^b (%)	Liabilities to Equity Ratio^c	Total Members	Employes		Year End	Major Activities
2004	2003	Name of Co-operative	Total Revenues ($)	Assets ($)	Members Equity Assets^b (%)	Liabilities to Equity Ratio^c	Total Members	Part Time	Full Time	Year End	Major Activities
1	1	Federated Co-operatives Limited (Sask.)	4 196 679 000	1 970 992 000	60.3	0.7	308^e	2 969	-	10.31.04	Wholesaler, consumer goods, petroleum refinery, building materials
2	3	Coopérative fédérée de Québec (Qué.)	2 914 535 131	808 765 000	34.1	1.9	97^e	9 587	-	10.30.04	Wholesaler, farm supplies, petroleum, livestock and poultry processing
3	4	Agropur (Qué.)	1 931 281 000	689 998 000	56.3	0.8	4 203	3 000	-	10.30.04	Dairy products
4	4	Saskatchewan Wheat Pool^a,d (Sask.)	1 407 297 000	700 150 000	27.3	2.7	35 000	1 600	139	07.31.04	Grain marketing & processing, farm supply
5	5	United Farmers of Alberta (Alta.)	1 098 857 000	384 671 000	57.7	0.7	119 000	729	357	12.31.04	Petroleum, farm supplies
6	6	Calgary Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Alta.)	801 342 500	286 358 311	59.6	0.7	396680	1 158	2 432	10.30.04	Supermarket, petroleum, pharmacies, travel agency
7	8	Lilydale Co-op Ltd. (Alta.)	517 057 000	128 047 000	36.0	1.8	1288	2 400	100	01.31.04	Poultry products, hatchery
8	9	Co-op Atlantic (N.B.)	512 571 880	168 319 042	37.1	1.7	96^e	612	-	11.26.04	Wholesaler, consumer goods, feed mill, petroleum
9	10	Gay Lea Foods Co-op Ltd. (Ont.)	330 706 000	163 176 000	41.4	1.4	4 676	408	27	10.02.04	Dairy products
10	11	Interprovincial Co-operatives Ltd. (Sask.)	281 333 000	21 063 000	48.9	1.0	6^e	54	150	10.31.04	Wholesale purchasing for consumer & farm supplies, chemical manufacturing
11	14	Exceldor, coopérative avicole (Qué.)	271 588 039	61 606 106	53.4	0.9	250	700	64	01.31.04	Slaughtering, processing and marketing of poultry products
12	12	Nutrinor, coopérative agroalimentaire (Qué.)	250 876 893	86 325 566	23.7	3.2	1 265	420	-	10.29.04	Dairy products, farm supplies, machinery, petroleum
13	13	Scotsburn Co-op Services Ltd. (N.S.)	249 878 778	77 953 786	25.1	3.0	540	650	225	10.02.04	Dairy products, farm supplies
14	15	Manitoba Pork Marketing Co-op Inc. (Man.)	243 932 792	13 812 311	20.6	3.9	1 000	23	-	12.31.04	Marketing pork
15	17	Hensall District Co-op Inc. (Ont.)	193 297 947	72 412 493	33.5	2.0	4 353	207	48	07.31.04	Grain marketing, feed mill, farm supplies, petroleum
16	16	TruServ Canada Cooperative Inc. (Man.)	185 444 000	53 188 000	22.4	3.5	643	309	60	01.01.05	Wholesale distributor of hardware and variety consumer goods
17	19	Mountain Equipment Co-operative (B.C.)	179 189 000	97 671 000	76.5	0.3	2 133 512	441	524	12.26.04	Outdoor recreational equipment
18	22	Red River Co-operative Ltd. (Man.)	171 871 404	70 658 088	80.7	0.2	103 556	16	-	10.31.04	Petroleum retail
19	20	Farmers' Co-op Dairy Ltd. (N.S.)	169 441 000	60 185 200	38.3	1.6	202	481	66	10.30.04	Dairy products
20	21	Sincere Trading of K.B.A. Co-operative Ltd. (Ont.)	164 307 262	12 014 535	17.3	4.8	2 347	90	4	08.31.04	Wholesaler, tobacco, confectionery
21	18	Consumers' Community Co-operative (N.B.)	156 099 824	68 076 124	18.9	4.3	65 150	145	350	01.31.04	Wholesaler, consumer goods, petroleum
22	24	Groupe Dynaco, coopérative agro-alimentaire (Qué.)	150 392 752	71 554 273	32.2	2.1	1 330	358	50	10.31.04	Dairy products, farm supplies, building materials
23	23	Saskatoon Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Sask.)	144 798 748	52 035 874	80.3	0.2	57 559	245	384	01.31.04	Supermarket, petroleum, building materials, farm supplies
24	25	Pioneer Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Sask.)	119 076 401	58 420 249	71.3	0.4	17 980	120	260	01.31.04	Supermarket, petroleum, farm supplies
25	26	Comax, coopérative agricole (Qué.)	112 397 484	43 139 937	39.8	1.5	817	157	10	11.26.04	Feed mill, grain marketing, pork, agri supplies
26	30	Granny's Poultry Co-operative (Man.)	109 070 925	36 855 003	68.4	0.5	193	380	100	12.31.04	Poultry processing
27	28	Prince Albert Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Sask.)	105 372 838	53 050 165	79.9	0.3	23 409	252	76	10.31.04	Supermarket, petroleum, farm supplies
28	32	Prince Albert Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Sask.)	105 263 984	35969 150	50.9	1.0	399	246	87	12.31.04	Dairy Products
29	31	Profid'or,coopérative agricole (Qué.)	104 047 032	31 131 186	39.4	1.5	811	99	19	11.30.04	Feed mill, hogs, marketing grains, hardware, petroleum
30	29	Unicoop, coopérative agricole (Qué.)	97 797 942	41 983 649	34.0	1.9	1 680	220	-	10.31.04	Feed mill, hardware and machinery
31	33	Island Farms Dairies Co-operative Assn. (B.C.)	97 610 894	44 442 883	63.0	0.6	49	220	7	12.31.04	Dairy Products
32	27	A.C.A. Co-operative Limited (N.S.)	97 035 000	35 065 000	25.6	2.9	111	599	39	02.28.04	Poultry processing, farm supplies
33	34	Arctic Co-operatives Limited (Man.)	96 755 218	30 860 706	71.1	0.4	34^e	85	11	12.31.04	Wholesaler, consumer goods, aboriginal handicrafts, Northwest Territories, Nunavut
34	35	Société coop agricole des Bois-Francs (Qué.)	90 181 834	40 318 131	46.8	1.1	890	167	30	10.31.04	Feed mill, farm supplies, petroleum
35	37	La Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec (Qué)	84 404 942	65 145 494	36.7	1.7	14^e	118	23	12.31.04	Wholesaler, consumer goods, petroleum, marketing Inuit handicrafts, Northern Québec
36	36	Western Drug DistributionCentre Limited (Alta.)	82 737 767	25 227 325	27.4	2.7	433	50	13	06.30.04	Wholesaler of Veterinary Supplies
37	41	Peninsula Consumer Services Co-operative (B.C.)	79 334 628	29 312 907	50.8	1.0	23 091	40	89	03.31.04	Supermarket, petroleum
38	39	Peninsula Consumer Services Co-operative (B.C.)	77 714 838	33 236 806	82.3	0.2	29 366	120	81	02.29.04	Supermarket, feed mill, petroleum
39	45	Sherwood Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Sask.)	73 104 082	2 505 695	80.6	0.2	57 495	85	188	01.31.04	Supermarket, petroleum, agri-supplies
40	40	Red Deer Co-operative Ltd. (Alta.)	71 210 909	20 384 838	75.6	0.3	41 500	100	200	01.31.04	Supermarket, building materials, petroleum, feed
41	43	Orford Co-operative Ltd. (Ont.)	70 917 254	20 044 236	31.3	2.2	657	58	4	08.31.04	Crop inputs, grain marketing, feed mill, farm supplies
42	48	Medicine Hat Co-op Ltd. (Alta.)	70 590 552	23 400 264	65.2	0.5	25 971	95	112	10.31.04	Supermarket, farm supplies, petroleumv
43	44	Northumberland Co-operative Ltd. (N.B.)	68 490 470	21 091 045	74.2	0.3	329	213	50	12.31.04	Dairy products, groceries, farm supplies, building materials
44	49	Société coopérative agricole La Seigneurie (Qué.)	61 619 999	21 933 806	47.6	1.1	1 490	115	15	10.31.04	Hogs, feed mill, farm supplies, petroleum, hardware, building materials
45	50	La Coopérative de Pointe-Aux-Roches (Ont.)	61 130 152	17 441 039	22.2	3.5	920	50	28	08.31.04	Grain marketing, farm inputs, petroleum
46	47	United Flower Growers' Co-op Assn. (B.C.)	60 134 100	18 178 541	50.1	1.0	113	40	110	06.31.04	Flower auction
47	46	Simcoe District Co-op Services (Ont.)	57 775 638	19 889 834	8.0	11.5	3 800	70	85	07.30.04	Farm supplies, consumer products, grain marketing, petroleum
48	-	Vanderhoof and District Cooperative Association (B.C.)	57 557 111	22 013 068	77.2	0.3	13 186	33	43	12.31.04	Supermarket, petroleum, agri-supplies
49	38	B.C. Livestock Producers Co-operative Association (B.C.)	54 704 511	4 000 986	37.7	1.7	2 521	11	61	07.31.04	Livestock marketing
50	-	Heritage Co-op 1997 Ltd. (Man.)	52 420 979	20 255 210	86.3	0.2	13 674	127	75	12.31.04	Supermarket, petroleum, agri-supplies

^a These co-operatives have since demutualized
^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

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