Increase women representation where they have been traditionally under-represented, such as in the skilled trades.

What success looks like

Increase representation of women in professions and sectors traditionally dominated by men, including the skilled trades.

Government's narrative on progress

Budget 2017 investments in the PromoScience Program and FuturPreneur Canada were aimed at increasing the participation of underrepresented groups, including women, in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields as well as in entrepreneurship. Budget 2018 proposed to allocate approximately $20 million over five years, starting in 2018–19, to pilot an Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women. Under the Grant, women in male-dominated Red Seal trades received $3,000 for each of their first two years of training (up to $6,000). Working in partnership with provinces, territories, post-secondary institutions, training providers, unions and employers, the government will provide $46 million over five years, starting in 2018-19, and $10 million per year thereafter, for the Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The program will help Canadians explore the trades, gain work experience, make informed career choices and develop the skills needed to find and keep good, well-paying jobs in the trades. To help increase the number of women in the skilled trades, the Women in Construction Fund launched in 2018-19 with an investment of $10 million over three years. The Program will builds on existing models that have proven to be effective in attracting women to the trades. These models provide supports such as mentoring, coaching and tailored supports that help women to progress through their training, and find and retain jobs in the trades.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.