Grants and Contributions:

Projet femmes à coeur dans la construction

019264084

$480,169.00

Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2028

The funding supports projects that aim to recruit, retain and help both women apprentices succeed in at least 1 of the 39 eligible Red Seal trades by:.1. creating partnerships with women’s groups, community colleges, unions or employers to recruit women.2. organizing women-led events as an outreach tool to help attract women to the trades industry.3. offering mentorship by female role models, women-in-the-skilled-trades networks, and opportunities to share success stories.4. creating a welcoming space where women can feel comfortable and safe in the training and work sites. 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.

Employment and Social Development Canada

The expected outcomes of the Women in Skilled Trades Initiative are:.1. an increase in teaching capacity and mentoring (including fostering partnerships and promoting awareness activities).2. an increase in participation by women in the 39 eligible Red Seal trades.3. higher retention of women in the 39 eligible Red Seal trades.4. reduced barriers to women’s participation in the 39 eligible Red Seal trades

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

Montréal, Quebec, CA H1K4E4

014-2025-2026-Q1-00003

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

106969819RP0003

Not-for-profit organization or charity

l'Inter

Corporation du Conseil provincial du Québec des métiers de la Construction International

Honoré-Mercier

24029

CAS-Women Skilled Trades

The Women in Skilled Trades Initiative provides funding to organizations that recruit, retain, and help women apprentices succeed in the 39 eligible Red Seals trades found predominately in the construction and manufacturing sectors.

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.

Provincial