We don’t see credit union members,
we see Cliff and Dan and Lisa and... 
We see banking differently.

We don’t see credit union members, we see Cliff and Dan and Lisa and... 
We see banking differently.

Vision Credit Union Ltd. is a community credit union with over 37,000 members across Alberta. Over the past 75 years, Vision has evolved from a single branch in Camrose with assets of $178, to become the province’s second largest credit union with 24 branches and assets over $2.5 billion.

 

Vision is rooted in communities where agriculture is the bread-and-butter of the economy. Many of us are farmers and ranchers too. We pride ourselves on understanding the financial needs of our members and on sharing the profits.

 

In 2024, Vision Credit Union returned over $35 million in profit shares to our members. Our profit share allocation is one of the highest returns paid by any Alberta ​credit union.

Vision Credit Union Ltd. is a community credit union with over 37,000 members across Alberta. Over the past 75 years, Vision has evolved from a single branch in Camrose with assets of $178, to become the province’s second largest credit union with 23 branches and assets over $2.5 billion.

 

Vision is rooted in communities where agriculture is the bread-and-butter of the economy. Many of us are farmers and ranchers too. We pride ourselves on understanding the financial needs of our members and on sharing the profits.

 

In 2024, Vision Credit Union returned over $35 million in profit shares to our members. Our profit share allocation is one of the highest returns paid by any Alberta ​credit union.

Community investment:

We do local.

 
 
 
 

When you bank with Vision Credit Union, you’re banking with a rural Albertan cooperative that cares about the community where you live. We actively support our rural communities at a local level through investments in local charitable causes, sponsorship of local teams, activities and events, support for employee volunteerism and contributions to organizations like Stollery Children’s Hospital and STARS which provide critical healthcare for rural Albertans.

Here’s what that looks like.

Community investment:

We do local.

 
 
 
 

When you bank with Vision Credit Union, you’re banking with a rural Albertan cooperative that cares about the community where you live. We actively support our rural communities at a local level through investments in local charitable causes, sponsorship of local teams, activities and events, support for employee volunteerism and contributions to organizations like Stollery Children’s Hospital and STARS which provide critical healthcare for rural Albertans.

Here’s what that looked like in 2023.


 

Vision Credit Union Helping Hand Grants recipients – 2025


It’s a new Helping Hand Grants record! Vision Credit Union is proud to announce that 40 organizations from 22 communities across our rural Alberta branch network have received a combined total of $250,755 through our 2024/25 Helping Hands Grant program. Recipients were selected from among 233 grant applications. This year’s disbursement marks the highest grant total and number of recipients awarded to date through this program! 


2025 Recipients

  • Valley Ski Hill, Alliance
  • Camrose Fire Department
  • Silver Creek Agricultural Society, Camrose
  • St. Mary's Hospital Auxiliary, Camrose
  • Camrose Association for Community Living
  • Hay Lakes Fire Department, Camrose
  • Castor Minor Sports Council
  • Altario Community, Castor
  • Brownfield Recreation Centre, Castor
  • Society of Friends of Daysland School Council
  • Chauvin Fire Rescue, Edgerton
  • Villa Beausejour, Falher
  • Hardisty Toddlers Inn Playschool
  • Czar Agricultural Society, Hughenden
  • Amisk School, Hughenden
  • Hughenden Golden Circle Society
  • Killam Lions Club
  • Flagstaff Food Bank, Killam
  • Mackenzie Ski Hill Society
  • Coalition for Far Northwest Alberta Brighter Futures Society, La Crete
  • La Glace and District Agricultural Society
  • Nampa and District Agricultural Society, Peace River
  • Battle River Pioneer Museum Association, Manning
  • Manning Volleyball Club
  • Peace Regional Restorative Justice
  • Two Hills Fire and Rescue
  • Pincher Creek Community Early Learning Centres
  • Sedgewick Playschool
  • Lougheed Agricultural  Society, Sedgewick
  • Stettler and District Handibus Society
  • Hairy Hill 4-H Club, Two Hills
  • Vegreville Preschool Association
  • Innisfree Curling Club, Viking
  • Viking Minor Hockey
  • Wainwright REACH Foundation
  • Wainwright Elks Lodge 22
  • Wainwright Minor Ball
  • The Lone Ridge Community Hall, Wetaskiwin
  • Hillside Community Club, Wetaskiwin
  • Central Alberta Rescue Diving Society, Wetaskiwin

2024 recipients

  • Alliance Agricultural Society
  • Sunbeam Drop In Centre, Daysland
  • Killam Public Library
  • Sedgewick Lake Park
  • Habitat for Humanity Camrose
  • Hospice Society of Camrose and District
  • Castor Fire and Rescue
  • Consort Parents For Playground Society
  • Friends of Coronation School Society
  • Innisfree Dance Club
  • Routhier Facility Enhancement Society, Falher
  • Société des amis, Falher
  • La Crete Agricultural Society
  • LaGlace and District Agricultural Society
  • MNAA Local Council Manning 2020
  • Royal Canadian Legion Branch #139, Manning
  • Camp Artaban, Peace River
  • Adaptable Outdoor Recreation Society, Pincher Creek
  • Association of Communities Against Abuse, Stettler
  • Stettler Public Library
  • Two Hills Fire and Rescue
  • The Vegreville Association for Living in Dignity
  • Benevolent and Protective Viking Elks #83
  • Armor of Light Recovery Society, Wainwright
  • Royal Canadian Legion Worthington Branch #29, Wainwright
  • Wetaskiwin District Heritage Museum Centre

2023 recipients:

  • La Crete Agricultural Society
  • North Face Cattle Club
  • La Glace & District Agricultural Society
  • Jean Cote Cultural & Community Development Society
  • Smoky River Childcare Society
  • Comite culturel de St-Isidore
  • The Society of Friends of Daysland School Council
  • Edgerton 4-H Multi Club
  • Castor Curling Club
  • Castor Child Care Society
  • Irma 4H Beef Club
  • Irma Daycare
  • The Bruce Sports and Stampede Association
  • Viking and District Agricultural Society
  • Beaver Mines Fire Brigade
  • Pincher Creek and District Community Food Centre
  • Flagstaff’s Informed Response Sharing Team Society
  • Flagstaff Kids Connection Daycare
  • Town of Hardisty Public Library
  • Sedgewick Lions Club
  • Stettler Town and Country Museum
  • Stettler Hospice Society
  • Spirit Respite Ranch
  • Two Hills Memorial Bike Rally
  • Wainwright Quota Club
  • Camrose Public Library
  • Camrose & District Home Support Society
  • Jack Stuart School Parents’ Society
  • Association for Life-wide Living (ALL) of Alberta
  • Millet Wellness (Town of Millet)
  • Wetaskiwin Theatre Society
  • Wetaskiwin Community Learning Program
  • Southwest Alberta Regional Search and Rescue Society

Community in view

At Vision, we don’t see branch locations and target markets, we see our hometowns. We’re rooted in rural Alberta communities and we know they have so much to offer. In this blog, we share stories about people, businesses and places in our communities and celebrate what makes this wonderful corner of the world feel like home.

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Wetaskiwin Community Visionary: Diane Sauer

Walk through the doors of the Medi Lend Society on 50th Avenue in Wetaskiwin, and you’re sure to get a warm greeting from one of the organization’s friendly, knowledgeable volunteers.

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Your Volunteer Firefighter

In small communities across Alberta, people know that when sirens blare and firetrucks drive by, the firefighters in those trucks are more than likely volunteers. They could be your husband or wife, mom or dad, son or daughter, neighbour or friend. And they’re helping to safeguard their communities through their courage and commitment to serve.

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Friendly Faces of Vision: Branch staff stories

Anick Trudeau admits being a little on the shy side, but that doesn’t stop her from creating immediate and long-lasting connections with those around her. Anick’s warm nature makes her a trusted Senior Loans Officer at Vision’s Falher branch—her impeccable organizational skills help too.

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Stories of Alberta: Falher’s Honeybees

Bees are known to be incredibly industrious insects. It’s a well-earned reputation. About 75 percent of the world’s leading crops depend on animal pollination, which means that pollinators are responsible for one out of every three mouthfuls of our food.

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Getting the shot

Growing up in a time when rules and regulations were...more relaxed, Castor's Beth Elhard reflects on surviving her youth and feeling hopeful for the future

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Getting From Giving

Volunteering feels good. In fact, a growing body of evidence suggests that volunteers might actually be rewarded with better physical and mental health.

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Signals of change: harvest time past and present
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Thanksgiving has arrived. Time to give thanks, enjoy nature’s bounty and do battle with a Thanksgiving turkey. Beth Elhard shares her advice for first-time Thanksgiving hosts.

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