Women Building Futures Society: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Edmonton, AB · grants and contributions register · Edmonton Centre

Women Building Futures Society: federal grants and contributions: 10 agreements; $12.9M value; 2 departments; 3 programs.

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10agreements
$12.9Mvalue
2departments
3programs

Largest agreements

Journey to Trades - Attracting and Retaining Women in the Red Seal Trades$3.2Mvalue2023start2026end

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 S

Le Programme pour la formation et l’innovation en milieu syndical soutient les investissements pour faire l’acquisition d’équipement et de matériel de formation en milieu syndical et adopter des approches novatrices visant à améliorer les résultats de l’apprentissage, y compris l’augmentation de la participation et de la réussite des groupes tels que les femmes et les Autochtones.$2.5Mvalue2019start2022end

The overarching objective of the Union Training and Innovation Program aims to strengthen apprenticeship training systems to better support a skilled, inclusive, certified and productive trades workforce by improving the efficiency and effectiveness of training provided. The streams have the following specific objectives: Stream 1 (Equipment) will increase investment in training equipment and materials for higher quality training, leading to a more skilled and productive trade workforce. Stream 2 (Innovation in Apprenticeship) will support innovation and enhanced partnerships to address lon

Agreement$1.7Mvalue2015start–end
000013163$1.7Mvalue2015start2022end

Purchase equipment to expand Heavy Equipment Operator program

Agreement$1.3Mvalue2007start–end
Agreement$997Kvalue2014start–end
Agreement$850Kvalue2006start–end
Agreement$331Kvalue2006start–end
Agreement$268Kvalue2010start–end
Women Building Futures$14.3Kvalue2025start2025end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Departments

Western Economic Diversification Canada7agreements$7.2Mvalue1programs
Employment and Social Development Canada3agreements$5.7Mvalue2programs
  • CAS-Women Skilled Trades
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Years

20251agreements$14.3Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20231agreements$3.2Mvalue1programs
  • CAS-Women Skilled Trades
20191agreements$2.5Mvalue0programs
    20152agreements$3.4Mvalue1programs
    • Western Diversification Program
    20141agreements$997Kvalue0programs
      20101agreements$268Kvalue0programs
        20071agreements$1.3Mvalue0programs
          20062agreements$1.2Mvalue0programs

            Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.