Office to Advance Women Apprentices

MCSC

The Manitoba Construction Sector Council has been a true ally to our team since we opened in 2019.

Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters Millwrights and Allied Workers

Progressive, engaging, supportive and committed. That’s how the Office to Advance Women Apprentices describes the Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters Millwrights and Allied Workers (ACRC).

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Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU)

Partner NS, Partner Prairie, Partner Stories

The CBTU is invested in diversifying the workforce! Find out more about our partnership and how we’re working together to get more women employed in the trades.

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The Dream Team

Partner Prairie, Partner Stories

With our partners at the Canada’s Building Trades Unions and Manitoba Building Trades, we’re building success for tradeswomen all across Manitoba.

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YWCA Trade Journey

Partner Prairie

Since 2014, YWCA Saskatoon has been running a program called Trades Journey in which they assist women into economic sustainability through careers in the construction trades industry.

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Celebrating 20 Years of Empowerment: Trade Winds to Success

Partners & Community Alberta

Trade Winds to Success is proudly celebrating its 20th anniversary, a remarkable milestone in its mission to empower Indigenous Peoples in Alberta through skilled trades training. By providing pre-trades education and ongoing support, Trade Winds helps individuals secure employment and Journey Person status in the construction industry, leading to economic self-sufficiency. Offering career training in

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Trade HERizons

Partner PEI, Partner Stories

Discover how we’re working with WNPEI to bring more learning opportunities to women interested in the trades in PEI. This is a partnership that’s reaping real rewards for local women.

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Real Stories. Real Change. Women Building Futures in Action

Partners & Community Alberta

By Carol Moen President and CEO, Women Building Futures At Women Building Futures (WBF), we believe economic security changes lives. That is why we equip women with the knowledge and support they need to build lasting careers in the skilled trades. Careers that provide economic security, independence and confidence. One graduate’s story captures the heart of

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Kelli Gordon-Skinner

Partner NS, Partner Stories

Kelli is a Nova Scotia Trailblazer for women in construction. The Office to Advance Women Apprentices is delighted to have Kelli be part of the office’s founding advisory committee.

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall; Who do Nova Scotia Tradeswomen Call?

Partner NS, Partner Stories

The Office to Advance Women Apprentices works closely with the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency (NSAA) and specifically the Women in Trades (WIT) team.

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