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:
Canadian women in the trades (member of the Building Trades Unions) who demonstrate integrity, excellence, and leadership within the Maintenance/Construction trades industry.
Candidates who qualify will possess all of the below points:
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
Applicants must complete the application form in its entirety with attachments and mail or email to the ACTIMS office between the dates of February 1st through till June 15th.
Write Up: The applicant must write a page or more describing why they feel that they possess or demonstrate the below points:
• Integrity within the industry
• Leadership in the workforce
• Excellence in their trade
• Practice workplace safety
The write up must be signed off by their employer stating that the information provided by the applicant is true to the best of their knowledge.
Letter of Recommendation: The applicant must provide a signed letter of recommendation from their current or most recent employer; or their local union
Copy of JM tickets or Apprentice Book (Apprenticeship papers)
To be eligible, applications and supporting documents must be received no later than June 15th.
Completed application package must contain:
Winning applicants will be contacted by the ACTIMS office by the last week of June
Online Application:
You can apply online by filling the following form: Online Application Form
By Email:
Complete the application form
Email completed application and supporting documents to: [email protected]
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
P.O. Box 76182
Calgary, Alberta, T2Y 2Z9
• Emma Ash – Journeyman Scaffolder, Local 1325 (Alberta)
• Madlyn Carew – 4th Year Apprentice Ironworker, Local 764 (Newfoundland)
• Shannen MacDonald – 1st Year Apprentice Ironworker, Local 765 (Ontario)
We thank everyone for applying to the 2019 Women In Trades Awards/Bursaries Program - please apply again next year!
---------- Emma Ash -------------- Madlyn Carew -------------- Shannen MacDonald
• Robyn Schaapman– Journeyman Electrician, Local 424 (Alberta)
• Delanee Daviau – 2nd Year Apprentice Ironworker, Local 720 (Alberta)
• Rachelle Premack – 2nd Year Apprentice Carpenter, Local 1598 (British Columbia)
We thank everyone for applying to the 2018 Women In Trades Awards/Bursaries Program - please apply again next year!
-------- Robyn Schaapman -------- Rachelle Premack -------- Delanee Daviau
• Melany Cyr – Journeyman Red Seal Machinist and Millwright, Local 1460 (Alberta)
• Tara Klasens – 1st Year Apprentice Electrician, Local 424 (Alberta)
• Sonia Harte – 2nd Year Apprentice Ironworker, Local 764 (Newfoundland)
We thank everyone for applying to the 2017 Women In Trades Awards/Bursaries Program - please apply again next year!
• Stacey Benedictson – Journeyman Red Seal Welder, Operating Engineers, Local 955 (Alberta)
• Ashley Wollmann – 3rd Year Apprentice Painter, Local 739 (Manitoba)
• Nikki McCormack – 4th Year Apprentice Electrician, Local 993 (British Columbia)
We thank everyone for applying to the 2016 Women In Trades Awards/Bursaries Program - please apply again next year!
• Meeka Faucher – Journeyman Boilermaker Welder, Local 146 (Alberta)
• Kirstene Reyes – 4th Year Apprentice Carpenter, Local 579 (Newfoundland)
• Stephanie Jang – 4th Year Apprentice Electrician, Local 213 (British Columbia)
We thank everyone for applying to the 2015 Women In Trades Awards/Bursaries Program - please apply again next year!
2014 ACTIMS AGM in Banff Alberta
