WinSETT Centre receives funding from NL Workforce Innovation Centre
By: WinSETT Centre
On Jan. 11, 2019, Bernard Davis, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour in Newfoundland and Labrador announced six recipients of funding from the NL Workforce Innovation Centre (NLWIC).
WinSETT was awarded $280,851 for a 31-month project to enhance its Women in Science, Engineering, Trades and Technology (SETT) Leadership Program in NL and make it more available to women in isolated and remote workplaces through online delivery.
Future Skills / Compétences futures
By: Future Skills Office, Employment and Social Development Canada
We are pleased to share with you that on February 14, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Labour and Workforce Development, along with the Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance, announced the names of the Future Skills Council members, and that Ryerson University, the Conference Board of Canada and Blueprint were selected to partner and operate Canada’s new Future Skills Centre.
For additional information on Future Skills, please see the full news release here.
2019 Made-in-Canada Athena SWAN Workshops - Ateliers de 2019 sur la version canadienne de l’initiative Athena SWAN
By: Laurence Clennett-Sirois, On behalf of the Athena SWAN team
Hello, As you may know, the Government of Canada is implementing a made-in-Canada Athena SWAN program as part of its commitment to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the post-secondary research community.
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is leading Athena SWAN in collaboration with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Progress to date
Initial consultations on the Canadian Athena SWAN program were held across the country in the summer and fall of 2018. Feedback from these consultations emphasized the importance of working with organizations that support underrepresented groups to design the program and ensure that the Charter is inclusive.
Consulting on the Charter
NSERC is launching a second round of consultations to inform the first draft of the Canadian Athena SWAN Charter. The diverse perspectives, knowledge, and experiences of stakeholders gathered through these consultations will help strengthen the Charter and program design, requirements, and processes.
Providing feedback in person
In addition to holding consultation sessions, NSERC representatives would be happy to organize an in-person meeting with members of your organization to gather input on the draft Charter and program design. We have developed guiding questions to help you to develop your input.
If you are interested in organizing an in-person meeting, please refer to the consultation sign-up page to find a date that work with both our schedules and forward our request to a member of your staff who could help us coordinate.
If you have any questions or would like to provide input in advance of our meeting, you can contact us by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For more information on the made-in-Canada Athena SWAN initiative, please visit our website.
Thank you for your participation.
CAGIS is the Winner of the WCT Empowerment Award
By: the Canadian Association for Girls In Science
It was announced in the Globe and Mail on International Women's Day that the Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS) won the WCT Award for Leadership Excellence for its "leadership in inspiring girls to enter STEM fields". Dr. Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko will be accepting the award on behalf of CAGIS in Ottawa in May.
CCWESTT Receives the Women in Engineering and Geoscience Champion Award
By: CCWESTT
We are VERY EXCITED to learn that...
The Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology 2018 Conference Steering Committee received the Women in Engineering and Geoscience Champion Award for empowering and supporting women in science, engineering, trades and technology.
Congratulations to the group!
For the full news release of the recipients honoured with APEGA Summit Awards, click here.
To read the Summit Receipients Backgrounder for CCWESTT, click here.
