The Women In Trades Awards/Bursaries Program was created to recognize women who are members of the Canadian Building Trades, and to bring awareness of employment opportunities for women in the skilled trades.

This annual awards/bursaries program provides 3 recipients each with $1,500, for a total of $4,500 in awards:

– 1 award of $1,500 to any Journeyperson who is a member of a Building Trades Union
– 2 bursaries of $1,500 each, to be given to 2 female apprentices who are members of the BT Unions. Any 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th year apprentice

Who is Eligible?
Canadian women in trades (member of a Building Trades Union) who demonstrate integrity, excellence, and leadership within the Maintenance/Construction trades industry.

Candidates who qualify will possess all of the below points:

– Membership with a Union under the Building Trades
– Integrity and Leadership within the industry
– Excellence in their trade
– Practise workplace safety
– 1st/2nd/3rd/4th /5th year Apprentice
Or,
– Journeyperson status

* Maximum of 50 applications to be received per year
* If applying for the Apprentice Bursary, the applicant must not have received the “ACTIMS Women In Trades Award” in the past to be eligible

Requirements:
Applicants must complete the application form in entirety with attachments and mail or email to the ACTIMS office through to April 30, 2023.

Write Up: The applicant must write a brief paper describing that they possess or demonstrate the below points:
– Integrity within the industry
– Leadership in the workforce
– Excellence in their trade
– Practise workplace safety

The write up must be signed off by their employer stating the information to be true in nature.

Reference Letter: The applicant must provide a signed off reference letter from their current, or most recent, employer.

How To Apply:
To be eligible, applications and supporting documents must be received no later than April 30, 2023.

Completed application package must contain:
– Fully completed application form
– Letter of recommendation from current, or most recent, employer
– Copy of JM tickets or Apprentice Book or Papers

Winning applicants will be contacted by the ACTIMS office between May 15 – June 2, 2023

4 Ways to Apply:

Online Application
You can apply online by filling the following form: Online Application Form
Please put attention to “ACTIMS Women in Trades Awards/Bursaries Program”

By Email
Complete the application form
Email completed application and supporting documents to: ainslie@trades-ab.ca
In the subject title line, please put “ACTIMS Women in Trades Awards/Bursaries Program”

By Fax
Complete the application form
Fax completed application and supporting documents to: 403-254-4346
Please put attention to “ACTIMS Women in Trades Awards/Bursaries Program”

By Mail
Complete the application form
Mail completed application and supporting documents to:

ACTIMS Women in Trades Awards/Bursaries Program
400 – 444 5 Ave SW
Calgary, AB
T2P 2T8