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Top 50 Canadian Co-operatives a,b (1996)
Co-operatives Secretariat / Government of Canada
| Rank | Name of co-operative | Revenues | Assets | Total Members | Employees | Major Activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saskatchewan Wheat Poold (Sask.) | 4 133 241 000 | 1 203 818 000 | 75 923 | 3 684 | Grain marketing & processing, livestock marketing, farm supply |
| 2 | Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (Sask.) | 2 295 948 000 | 884 890 000 | 337e | 2 296 | Wholesaler, consumer goods, petroleum refinery, building materials |
| 3 | Alberta Wheat Poold(Alta) | 2 128 120 000 | 625 807 000 | 57 136 | 1 710 | Grain marketing, farm supplies |
| 4 | Coopérative fédérée de Québec (Qué.) | 1 790 946 000 | 515 709 000 | 96e,f | 5 849 | Wholesaler, farm supplies, livestock & poultry processing |
| 5 | XCAN Grain Pool Ltd. (Man.) | 1 333 377 000 | 66 626 000 | 3e | 110 | Commodities brokerage |
| 6 | Manitoba Pool Elevators (Man.)d | 1 220 534 000 | 383 181 000 | 25 000 | 692 | Grain marketing, farm suppliies, livestock auction |
| 7 | Agrifoods International Cooperative Ltd. (B.C.) | 1 131 685 000 | 383 681 000 | 2 100 | 3 000 | Dairy products |
| 8 | Agropur (Qué.) | 1 038 420 000 | 305 423 000 | 4 600 | 2 100 | Dairy products |
| 9 | Calgary Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Alta) | 538 156 272 | 154 009 000 | 329 238 | 3 440 | Supermarkets, petroleum, building materials |
| 10 | United Farmers of Alberta (Alta.) | 534 903 334 | 176 998 000 | 233 487 | 712 | Petroleum, farm supplies |
| 11 | Co-op Atlantic (N.B.) | 476 247 089 | 121 337 065 | 168e | 717 | Wholesaler, consumer goods, feed, petroleum |
| 12 | Lilydale Co-op Ltd. (Alta.) | 298 828 421 | 88 258 504 | 1 200 | 1 500 | Poultry products, hatchery |
| 13 | Western Co-operative Fertilizers Ltd. (Alta) | 286 751 024 | 165 699 374 | 3e | 87 | Purchaser and distributer of fertilizer |
| 14 | C.U. & C Health Services Society (B.C.) | 231 650 898 | 55 093 823 | 220 522 | 177 | Health insurance services |
| 15 | Groupe Dorchester / St-Damase, La Coop Avicole (Qué.) | 210 675 103 | 66 853 773 | 260 | 1 149 | Slaughtering and marketing of poultry products, hatchery |
| 16 | Interprovincial Co-operatives Ltd. (Sask.) | 205 335 000 | 11 860 000 | 8e | 30 | Wholesaler of consumer and farm suppliies, chemical manufacturing |
| 17 | Gay Lea Foods Co-op Ltd. (Ont.) | 200 816 000 | 54 665 000 | 4 028 | 418 | Dairy products |
| 18 | Scotsburn Co-op Services Ltd. (N.S.) | 193 915 203 | 51 819 588 | 1 800 | 720 | Dairy products, farm supplies |
| 19 | Agrinove (Qué.) | 152 502 814 | 34 122 380 | 1 368 | 40 | Dairy products |
| 20 | Purdel (Qué.) | 147 215 206 | 54 396 095 | 1 252 | 90 | Dairy products, farm supplies |
| 21 | Cotter Canada Hardware & Variety Co-op Inc. (Man.) | 139 191 000 | 30 547 000 | 466 | 338 | Wholesale distributor of hardware and variety consumer goods |
| 22 | Farmers' Co-op Dairy Ltd. (N.S.) | 138 258 000 | 43 622 400 | 267 | 427 | Dairy products |
| 23 | Hensall District Co-op Inc. (Ont.) | 121 437 596 | 50 595 916 | 4 326 | 275 | Grain marketing, feedmill, farm supplies, petroleum |
| 24 | Nutrinor (Qué.) | 110 202 774 | 56 677 223 | 1 400 | 290 | Dairy products, farm supplies, machinery, petroleum |
| 25 | Comax (Qué.) | 105 706 330 | 30 822 055 | 802 | 122 | Feedmill, grain marketing, pork, agri supplies |
| 26 | Mountain Equipment Co-op (B.C.) | 105 545 000 | 37 537 000 | 912 110 | 544 | Outdoor recreational equipment |
| 27 | Groupe Dynaco, coopérative agro-alimentaire (Qué.) | 98 110 866 | 39 361 860 | 1 083 | 214 | Dairy products, farm supplies, building materials |
| 28 | East Chilliwack Agricultural Co-op (B.C.) | 96 174 000 | 38 714 000 | 1 760 | 272 | Feedmill, fertilizer and chemicals |
| 29 | Norfolk Co-op Company Ltd. (Ont.) | 85 137 158 | 19 849 274 | 4 464 | 134 | Grain marketing, farm supplies, petroleum |
| 30 | Unicoop (Qué.) | 84 882 822 | 33 299 175 | 878 | 214 | Feedmill, hardware and machinery |
| 31 | Saskatoon Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Sask.) | 80 419 883 | 22 321 698 | 40 518 | 399 | Supermarkets, petroleum, building materials, farm supplies |
| 32 | Sincere Trading of K.B.A. Co-op Inc. (Ont.) | 71 895 831 | 5 663 627 | 2 465 | 68 | Wholesaler, tobacco, confectionery |
| 33 | Pioneer Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Sask.) | 69 135 998 | 35 532 972 | 16 925 | 328 | Supermarkets, petroleum, farm supplies |
| 34 | Northumberland Co-op Ltd. (N.B.) | 67 826 606 | 19 316 165 | 371 | 273 | Dairy products, farm supplies, building materials |
| 35 | Island Farms Dairies Co-operative Assn. (B.C.) | 64 450 386 | 24 065 000 | 126 | 207 | Dairy products |
| 36 | Granny's Poultry Co-operative (Man.) | 64 413 239 | 18 591 014 | 192 | 350 | Poultry processing |
| 37 | A.C.A. Co-operatives Limited (N.S.) | 63 165 000 | 23 886 000 | 61 | 310 | Poultry processing, farm supplies |
| 38 | La Coop de Pointe-Aux-Roches (Ont.) | 57 957 594 | 12 818 181 | 945 | 85 | Grain marketing, farm inputs, petroleum |
| 39 | Orford Farmer's Co-op Co. Ltd. (Ont.) | 57 769 719 | 10 650 170 | 589 | 71 | Crop inputs, grain marketing, feed mill, farm supllies |
| 40 | Coopérative Forestière Laterrière (Qué.) | 57 571 101 | 43 727 144 | 1 147 | 365 | Workers co-operative, forestry products |
| 41 | Waterloo Oxford Co-operative Inc. (Ont.) | 56 509 349 | 20 508 122 | 1 400 | 119 | Grain marketing, farm inputs, petroleum |
| 42 | Arctic Co-operatives Limited (Man.) | 52 559 011 | 15 711 086 | 43e | 88 | Wholesaler, consumer goods, handicrafts |
| 43 | Société coop agricole des Bois-Francs (Qué.) | 52 058 574 | 20 705 658 | 750 | 94 | Feed mill, farm supplies, petroleum |
| 44 | Simcoe District Co-op Services (Ont.) | 51 875 556 | 19 886 934 | 3 000 | 140 | Farm supplies, consumer products, grain marketing, petroleum |
| 45 | Prince Albert Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Sask.) | 51 406 935 | 24 218 904 | 17 997 | 256 | Supermarkets, petroleum |
| 46 | Sherwood Co-op Assn. Ltd. (Sask.) | 49 836 987 | 19 532 541 | 45 959 | 202 | Supermarkets, petroleum |
| 47 | Red River Co-operative Ltd. (Man.) | 48 118 838 | 21 011 689 | 26 641 | 15 | Petroleum |
| 48 | B.C. Livestock Producers Co-op Assn. (B.C.) | 47 553 981 | 2 368 551 | 2 473 | 109 | Livestock marketing |
| 49 | Perth County Co-operative Inc. (Ont.) | 45 819 448 | 14 207 625 | 3 156 | 85 | Grain marketing, farm inputs, petroleum |
| 50 | Otter Farm & Home Co-operative (B.C.) | 45 229 611 | 16 717 657 | 20 725 | 141 | Department store, feedmill, petroleum |
b To get an original copy of the list, download the pdf version or contact Stéphan Gagné (gagnest@agr.gc.ca)
d Sales include grain purchases for the account of and delivered to the Canadian Wheat Board
e Member co-op associations representing many thousand individual members
f Also has over 1 200 direct individual members and 96 corporate members
