Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union

{{Short description|Trade union}}

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| name = Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union

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| logo = Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union logo.svg

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| abbreviation = COPE

| predecessor = Office and Professional Employees International Union

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| formation = {{start date and age|2004}}

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| location = Canada

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| membership = 35,000

| membership_year = 2023

| languages = {{hlist | English | French}}

| leader_title = President

| leader_name = Annette Toth

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| affiliations = {{hlist | Canadian Labour Congress | IndustriALL Global Union | Public Services International | UNI Global Union}}

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The Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE; {{langx|fr|Syndicat canadien des employées et employés professionnels et de bureau|link=no}}) is a Canadian labour union representing approximately 35,000 white-collar workers, in both the private and public sectors, in 35 locals across Canada.{{Cite web |title=Word from the National President |url=https://copesepb.ca/word-from-the-president/ |access-date=December 28, 2024 |publisher=Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union}}

Composed of former locals of the American-based Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), in 2004, 74 per cent of Canadian members voted in favour of forming their own, autonomous Canadian union.{{Cite web |date=July 2, 2024 |title=Celebrating 20 Years of Our Uniquely Canadian Union: COPE SEPB |url=https://copesepb.ca/celebrating-20-years-of-our-uniquely-canadian-union-cope-sepb/ |access-date=December 28, 2024 |publisher=Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union}} In June of that year, Canadian delegates withdrew from proceedings at the OPEIU international convention and formed COPE.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

COPE is a member of the Canadian Labour Congress.{{Cite web |title=Affiliates |url=https://canadianlabour.ca/who-we-are/affiliates/ |access-date=December 29, 2024 |publisher=Canadian Labour Congress}}