Mission and Vision

Why buy from the Co-op?
Because our mandate is to make student life better. Cheaper. More convenient. More for students, less for those who would profit from you. That's why we started the first bookstore on campus. That's why we got into student housing. Your support means we can continue making things better for you. What's the potential? Transportation. Entertainment. Food. With over 18,000 students on the Guelph campus, our collective buying power is truly significant.

Vision Statement
"The Guelph Campus Co-op will be a model organization of co-operative action, owned and controlled by students, for students."

Mission Statement
We are a student owned and controlled co-operative, committed to upholding and promoting the seven principles of co-operation in all that we do.

  • To serve the best interests of the membership by operating effectively in areas significant to student life.
  • To acknowledge and support the active contributions students have made, and will continue to make, within our community.
  • To cultivate student leadership, participation, empowerment, self-sufficiency, and responsibility.