ACTIMS Women In Trades Awards/Bursaries Program

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.

IUOE 115 member Chelsea French at Inland Kenworth, Langley, BC

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 woman Journeyman who is part of the Building Trades Union
• 2 bursaries of $1,500 each, to be given to 2 apprentice women who are members of the BT Unions.
  Any 1^st/2^nd/3^rd/4^th/5^th year apprentice

Who is Eligible?

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:

• Membership with a Union under the Building Trades
• Integrity and Leadership within the industry
• Excellence in their trade
• Practice workplace safety
• 1^st/2^nd/3^rd/4^th/5^th year Apprentice Or,
• Journeyman 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 its entirety with attachments and mail or email to the ACTIMS office between the dates of February 1^st through till April 30^th.

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 off letter of recommendation from their current, or most recent, employer; or their local union

Copy of JM tickets or Apprentice Book (Apprenticeship papers)

How To Apply:

To be eligible, applications and supporting documents must be received no later than April 30^th.

Completed application package must contain:

• Fully completed application form
• Write up (signed off by the applicants employer) 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
• Letter of recommendation from current, or most recent, employer; or local union (signed)
• Copy of JM tickets or Apprentice Book (Apprenticeship papers)

Winning applicants will be contacted by the ACTIMS office between June 25^th – July 5^th

To Apply:

Online Application:
You can apply online by filling the following form: Online Application Form

We congratulate the following 3 Canadian Building Trades Women for winning the respective 2021 Women in Trades Awards & Bursaries:

• Jennifer Baran– Journeyman Plumber, Local 401 (Ontario)
• Christin Allen-Hall – 2nd Year Apprentice Plumber, Local 496 (Alberta)
• Celine Cesaroni – 2nd Year Apprentice Heavy Equipment Operator, Local 793 (Ontario)

We thank everyone for applying to the 2021 Women In Trades Awards/Bursaries Program – please apply again next year!