Mission Statement

The mission of the BC Institute for Co-operative Studies is to:

1. foster and co-ordinate interdisciplinary research at the University of Victoria related to co-operative economy in British Columbia and throughout the world;
2. promote the dissemination of research related to co-operative and community economy among researchers and teachers in the academic community as well as among those in the wider community who may benefit from that research; and
3. promote the development and offering of university courses by faculties and departments that provide an understanding of the history and role of co-operatives, co-operative theory, principles, development, structures, and legislation.