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Title:

Construct Women: Training and Empowering Women into Careers in the Skilled Carpentry Trades

Agreement Number:

018968222

Agreement Value:

$1,271,187.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 20, 2025 - Jan 20, 2027

Description:

The Women in the Skilled Trades Initiative focuses on funding projects that recruit, retain, and help women apprentices succeed in the 39 eligible Red Seals trades found predominately in the construction and manufacturing sectors. The initiative supports projects that: • create partnerships with women’s groups, community colleges, unions or employers to recruit women; • organize women-led events as an outreach tool to help attract women to the skilled trades; • offer mentorship by female role models, women-in-the-skilled-trades networks, and opportunities to share success stories; and • create a welcoming space where women can feel comfortable and safe in the training and work sites.

Organization:

Employment and Social Development Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of the Women in the Skilled Trades Initiative are:
• an increase in the number of women in funded projects that participate in skills training activities
• an increase in the number of women reporting an increase in skills after program intervention
• an increase in the number of women in funded projects continuing in apprenticeship after program intervention
• an increase in the number of women participating in funded projects who report they are employed in a skilled trade
• an increase in the number and type of project partners, for example:
o unions
o Indigenous organizations
o educational institutions
o non-profit organizations
o for-profit organizations
o provincial or territorial government or both
o municipal governments

Location:

East Gwillimbury, Ontario, CA L9N0C5

Reference Number:

014-2024-2025-Q4-00046

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

130571896RR0001

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Operating Name:

Blue Door

Recipient's Legal Name:

Blue Door Support Services

Federal Riding Name:

York-Simcoe

Federal Riding Number:

35119

Program:

CAS-Women Skilled Trades

Program Purpose:

Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy provides funding to encourage Canadians to explore, prepare for, participate and succeed in apprenticeship and careers in the skilled trades. It also aims to encourage the development of innovative approaches to improve apprenticeship outcomes, including improving the
participation and success of equity-deserving groups, and enhancing employer engagement of apprentices.

The General Apprenticeship Supports’ objective is to encourage and support pre-apprentices (i.e. non registered apprentices) and apprentices, particularly equity-deserving groups, to explore, prepare for, participate and succeed in apprenticeship and skilled trades careers. It also aims to enhance partnerships between unions, employers and other organizations; improve the quality of training; and address long-standing challenges that limit apprenticeship outcomes through a variety of activities.

Coverage:

Provincial