Women In Skilled Trades

• New office opens in Edmonton to advance women to skilled trades

  A new Office to Advance Woman Apprentices (OAWA) for Alberta opened in Edmonton, advancing women to Red Seal certification in the skilled construction trades.

  Education

  Mar 8
  
• How one Ontario woman is breaking down barriers in the skilled trades

  On a day meant to celebrate women and the fight for gender equality, one woman shares her story as she pushes to change the culture with the skilled trades.

  Economy

  Mar 8
  
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• Simcoe County to host Women in Manufacturing event to get more women involved in skilled trades

  The City of Barrie and Simcoe County are working on getting more women interested in the skilled trades, with two events designed to inform women about careers in manufacturing.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2022
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• Manitoba spends more than $600,000 in skilled trades training for Indigenous women

  The Manitoba government is spending more than $600,000 in a skilled trades training initiative for Indigenous women in four northern and remote communities.

  Economy

  Aug 18, 2021
• New Brunswick government extends apprenticeship trades program for women

  The program is called New Boots: Progressing Women in Trades and it was launched in April 2018 following a 30-month pilot project.

  Education

  Jul 16, 2020
• Alberta’s UCP government commits $10M to bring more women into skilled trades

  A non-profit organization that helps women get opportunities in skilled trades will receive $10 million from Alberta's government, according to a news release issued by the Ministry of Advance Education on Thursday.

  Economy

  Sep 19, 2019
• Durham College instructor reflects on equal pay issues in welding career

  "You have to be your own advocate so you have to be able to speak up and fight for yourself because no one else is going to do it for you," said Arian O'Neill-MacLellan.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2019