Research Partnership: Canadian Central
Markets, consumers, and regulatory environments are changing rapidly, and this new partnership supports both organizations’ objectives of staying ahead of that change and providing useful, need-to-know information to credit unions in Canada and the United States. Filene and Canadian Central are building on an already strong relationship, which began in 2009 and includes credit union access to Filene research reports and Canadian credit union system participants on Filene’s i3 innovation team and its Research Council.
Filene and Canadian Central will produce up to four joint research projects per year. The two organizations will host joint academic gatherings and appoint a Canadian member to the distinguished Filene Research Fellows panel. The Canadian credit union system will continue to participate on Filene’s i3 innovation team and on its Research Council. All Canadian credit unions affiliated with Canadian Central will have access to Filene’s deep research library and innovation projects.
Both organizations are particularly interested in credit union governance, public policy, and innovation. The organizations will sponsor staff exchanges to further develop research and innovation sharing. The partnership allows the organizations to work together and share costs for projects that are relevant to North American credit unions.
