Category: News

(Ottawa, ON – April 8, 2025) The Board of Directors of the Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) is disheartened by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent cabinet announcement’s elimination of the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth (WAGE).   The CCWESTT Board of Directors supports the joint news […]

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BONNIE DOUGLAS SELECTED TO SERVE ON THE OFFICIAL CANADIAN DELEGATION TO THE 69TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN   CCWESTT’s Executive Director is serving as part of Canada’s official delegation at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) March 10-14, 2025 in New York.    Bonnie […]

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(OTTAWA, ON – September 24, 2024) – President Kim Bouffard, and the Board of the Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) are pleased to announce the appointment of Bonnie Douglas, PMP,  as the organization’s first Executive Director and Senior Project Manager effective immediately.   Bonnie has been a leader in […]

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(Victoria, B.C. – May 25, 2024) The Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) is pleased to announce funding received through Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)’s Women’s Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund. CCWESTT’s project Changing the Narrative: A Pathway for Systemic Change in Science, Engineering, Trades and Technology has been […]

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Funding Support Received from Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)   (Ottawa, ON – February 15, 2024) The Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) is pleased to announce it will receive funding from Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) for its latest project. CCWESTT will be funded up to $722,587 […]

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LARISSA VINGILIS-JAREMKO SELECTED TO SERVE ON THE OFFICIAL CANADIAN DELEGATION TO THE 67TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN CCWESTT’s president is serving as part of the Canadian Delegation at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNSCW) March 6-17, 2023 in New York.  Dr. Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko was […]

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(Toronto, ON – August 3, 2021)  The Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) is pleased to announce funding received through Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)’s Feminist Response and Recovery Fund. CCWESTT will receive funding for a multi-year project centred on gender inclusion in science, engineering, trades and technology (SETT). […]

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(Toronto, ON – May 31, 2021)  Today, Women and Gender Equality Canada announced funding for a project developed by the Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) for the advancement of women in skilled trades and apprenticeship. CCWESTT will receive $481,852 to support the development and implementation of a code of […]

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