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Related Party Transactions (Cooperative Credit Associations) Regulations [ Regulations prescribing transactions that an association may enter into with a related party of the association ]

2. The term “credit union or similar cooperative credit organization that is operated without profit” shall include any credit union or similar cooperative credit organization that is entitled to tax-favored treatment with respect to distributions to its members under Canadian law, including any credit union as defined in subsection 137(6) of the Income Tax Act.

CHF Canada is one of our 34 members, which also include co-operatives and co-operative federations encompassing all the major Credit Union Centrals, the Co-operators Group Limited, retail co-operatives such as Federated Co-operatives Limited, Co-op Atlantic, GROWMARK and Mountain Equipment Co-op, agricultural co-operatives such as Gay Lea and the United Farmers of Alberta, as well as health and worker co- operative federations.

Reducing the number of crossings and saving lives by enhancing ongoing support, including through EUNAVFOR Operation Sophia, to the Libyan Coast Guard and Navy, including through expanding the training activities through an immediate €1 million addition to the Seahorse programme and a grant of €2.2 million under the Regional Development and Protection Programme in North Africa and establishing a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre; Stepping up the fight against smugglers and traffickers by ensuring an operational 'Seahorse Mediterranean' Network by Spring 2017 to strengthen the border authorities of North African countries and allow better op ...[+++]erational cooperation amongst them; Protecting migrants, increasing resettlement and promoting assisted voluntary returns, by supporting UNHCR work with the Libyan authorities to address the situation of persons in need of international protection, supporting IOM in improving the situation of migrants in Libya and expanding its assisted voluntary returns programme from Libya to countries of origin; Managing migrant flows through the southern Libyan border by deploying the full range of EU missions and projects to support the Libyan authorities in border management and migrant protection, promoting dialogue between Libya and its neighbours and maintaining the momentum of results with Niger under the Partnership Framework; Increasing dialogue and operational cooperation with partners in North Africa on migration management; Stepping up funding from the EU Trust Fund for Africa by mobilising €200 million for projects in 2017 to support actions such as training and equipping the Libyan Coast Guard, improving the conditions for migrants and stepping up assisted voluntary returns.

EU funding to address the unprecedented refugee flows and manage the EU’s external borders has more than doubled in 2015 and 2016, reaching over €10 billion in total; funding for Triton and Poseidon interventions have been tripled.