Grants and Contributions:

CatalystNEXT: Pathways to Better Jobs for Canada's Immigrant Women in STEM

WP230454

$1,944,283.00

Aug 30, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027

Through this 31-month systemic change project, TechGirls Canada (TGC) will scale the Catalyst project to advance highly skilled immigrant women's economic security and prosperity by mitigating barriers to their recruitment, retention and advancement in the STEM sector. The project will be scaled out in new urban and rural regions across the country, collaborating with new employers in the STEM industry and building partnership between them and immigrant serving agencies (ISAs). To do so, TGC will develop CatalystNEXT, a career advancement training program that will connect ISAs to regional STEM employers, equip employers with accessibility to immigrant women's job applications and online career portfolios, and empower STEM employers with effective practices for hiring them. TGC will also develop a sustainable collaboration model. With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, the TGC team will promote systemic change via the CatalystNEXT Job Readiness Program to equip STEM-trained immigrant women+ with a job search method that is strategic and responsive to current job market trends for mid-career and expands their options to advance into leadership roles. Through CatalystNEXT Job Pathways Program, TGC will train employers and immigrant settlement agencies to use skills-based hiring and connect immigrant women+ directly with recruiters and hiring employers alongside industry information to increase their chances of securing a good, well-paying job in Canada’s priority sectors of: technology, energy, utilities, transportation and logistics. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.

Toronto, Ontario, CA M6R 1P9

001-2024-2025-Q2-00018

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Increase of agreement value, Change of end date

Apr 16, 2026

TechGirls Canada (TGC) Inc.

Women's Program

The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.