Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
CAS-Women Skilled Trades
Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy provides funding to encourage Canadians to explore, prepare for, participate and succeed in apprenticeship and careers in the skilled trades. It also aims to encourage the development of innovative approaches to improve apprenticeship outcomes, including improving the participation and success of equity-deserving groups, and enhancing employer engagement of apprentices. The General Apprenticeship Supports’ objective is to encourage and support pre-apprentices (i.e. non registered apprentices) and apprentices, particularly equity-deserving groups, to explore, prepare for, participate and succeed in apprenticeship and skilled trades careers. It also aims to enhance partnerships between unions, employers and other organizations; improve the quality of training; and address long-standing challenges that limit apprenticeship outcomes through a variety of activ
- Total value
- $57.4M
- Agreements
- 30
- Aug 2023 to May 2025
- Median agreement
- $2.4M
- Typical range
- $1.2M–$2.6M
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
Applying? Women in the Skilled Trades Initiative. Taking applications? No. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Employment and Social Development Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 1 agreements ($2.8M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | $44.9M |
| 2024 | 1 | $875K |
| 2025 | 9 | $11.7M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 12 | $24.8M |
| Alberta | 5 | $10M |
| British Columbia | 3 | $7M |
| Quebec | 4 | $5.9M |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $2.6M |
| Manitoba | 1 | $2.4M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | $1.6M |
| Yukon | 1 | $1.5M |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | $875K |
| New Brunswick | 1 | $857K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 22 | $42.9M |
| Government | 5 | $10.8M |
| Academia | 2 | $2.2M |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $1.6M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Women in Trades and Technology Association | Building Equity: Community partnerships, mentorship, and training programs in YukonContribution | $1,490,235 |
| Apr 2025 | Corporation du Conseil provincial du Québec des métiers de la Construction International | Projet femmes à coeur dans la constructionContribution | $480,169 |
| Mar 2025 | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology | Women in Skilled Trades Retention ProgramContribution | $1,283,679 |
| Feb 2025 | Young Women's Christian Association of Greater Toronto | YWCA Toronto Women Tile Setter Apprenticeship ProgramContribution | $1,209,084 |
| Feb 2025 | Elles de la construction | Contribution | $1,642,540 |
| Jan 2025 | Okanagan College | Okanagan College Women in Trades - ACTION ProgramContribution | $873,979 |
| Jan 2025 | Blue Door Support Services | Construct Women: Training and Empowering Women into Careers in the Skilled Carpentry TradesContribution | $1,271,187 |
| Jan 2025 | Sault Community Information and Career Centre Inc. | Supporting Women in Skilled TradesContribution | $643,063 |
| Jan 2025 | Dream Legacy Foundation | Diverse Women in Skill TradesContribution | $2,758,735 |
| Jan 2024 | Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission | Contribution | $874,855 |
| Nov 2023 | Syndicat québécois de la construction | Programme de recrutement et de maintien des apprenties SQCContribution | $2,616,000 |
| Nov 2023 | Centrale des syndicats démocratiques | L'Initiative CSD pour les femmes des métiers spécialisés ...Contribution | $1,139,807 |
| Sep 2023 | MAP Strategic Workforce Services Inc. | Contribution | $857,176 |
| Sep 2023 | Skills for Change Metro Toronto | Contribution | $2,467,732 |
| Sep 2023 | Carpenters' Regional Council – Alberta | Contribution | $2,354,400 |
| Sep 2023 | Canadian Centre for Women in Science, Engineering, Trades and Technology | Contribution | $470,880 |
| Sep 2023 | Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency | Contribution | $2,578,162 |
| Aug 2023 | Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning | Women in Red Seal Trades - Advancing the Career EcosystemContribution | $2,353,955 |
| Aug 2023 | Temiskaming Native Women's Suport Group | Contribution | $2,604,211 |
| Aug 2023 | Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium of Canada | Women in Advanced Manufacturing Skilled TradesContribution | $2,461,076 |
| Aug 2023 | Northern Alberta Institute of Technology | Women Leading and Building Canada’s FutureContribution | $2,614,920 |
| Aug 2023 | Build a Dream to Empower Women | Building Supportive Networks and Inclusive Workplaces for Women in the Red Seal TradesContribution | $2,758,634 |
| Aug 2023 | Women Building Futures Society | Journey to Trades - Attracting and Retaining Women in the Red Seal TradesContribution | $3,238,574 |
| Aug 2023 | Western Joint Electrical Training Society | WIRED (Women’s Interconnection and Retention in (the) Electrical Disciplines)Contribution | $3,265,777 |
| Aug 2023 | Progressive Inter-cultural Community Services Society | Immigrant Women Trades Apprenticeship (IWTA) ProjectContribution | $2,880,579 |