Chantier de l’économie sociale

An independent non profit organization whose goal is to promote and support the development of the Social Economy in Québec. The Chantier regroups three types of organizations :

• Sector-based networks of social economy enterprises (non-profit and coops) in a variety of activity sectors : community housing, child care and education, local services, environment, arts and culture, communications, work integration, etc.;
• Rural and urban technical and financial support networks for local and regional development;
• Social movements : Women, Green, Community, Unions, etc.;

Source: http://www.lescdec.qc.ca/data/downloads/Fev_07_socialeconomy.pdf