The Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) is a national association for co-operatives in Canada, representing more than nine million co-operative and credit union members from over 2,000 organizations. CCA provides leadership to promote, develop and unite co-operatives and credit unions for the benefit of people in Canada and around the world. CCA's mission is three-fold. It:

• Promotes the co-operative model and profiles the economic and social contributions of co-operatives and credit unions;
• Develops co-operatives in Canada, and in over 40 countries, by securing an enabling and supportive legislative environment, and by securing or providing technical and financial resources to help emerging co-operatives; and
• Unites co-operatives from different industry sectors and regions of Canada around a common co-operative identity, a common sense of purpose, and a common voice to government. 

CCA supports its members and the co-op sector through the provision of services in three core areas- development (Canadian and international), government affairs & public policy, and common table. Its international program facilitates the transfer of funding, technical skills and knowledge between co-operative networks in Canada and over 40 developing countries.