Grants and Contributions:

L'Initiative CSD pour les femmes des métiers spécialisés ...

18970103

$1,139,807.00

Nov 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2027

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 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

Québec, Quebec, CA G1W0E8

141-2023-2024-Q3-00166

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

121460240RP0001

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Aug 12, 2024

Centrale des syndicats démocratiques

CAS-Women Skilled Trades

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.