About Co-operatives

The Seven Principles of Co-operatives are the central tenets of the co-operative movement. As a sex-positive, worker-owned co-operative, our sex-ethics are guided by our Core Values and Culture, while our business ethics are inspired and governed by the co-operative principles. learn more

Co-operatives are different because they are owned by their own membership and they are responsible to their own membership. For some co-ops, the members are the people who shop in the store (like MEC), but for other co-ops, like Come As You Are, the business is owned by the folks who work for the business.