Women in Trades and Technology Association: federal grants and contributions

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

• Employment and Social Development Canada
• CAS-Women Skilled Trades
• Yukon

Through this 37-month systemic change project, Yukon Women in Trades and Technology (YWITT) will scale their Facilitating Leadership, Opportunity and Advocacy in Trades and Technology (FLOATT) project to advance women’s economic security and prosperity across the Yukon. It will scale to include workers of all genders and direct engagement with industry partners. It will address gaps of meaningful inclusion, recruitment, and retention of 2SLGBTQIA+ and women tradespeople in trades, especially those in leadership roles. To do so, the project will scale community involvement, deliver training, an

• Women and Gender Equality Canada
• Women's Program

• CAS-Women Skilled Trades

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

• Women's Program

All grants from Women and Gender Equality Canada

• CAS-Women Skilled Trades

• Women's Program