Female mechanic determined to follow her dream

Christel Nelson shared her journey with us because she wants it to be easier for other women to enter the automotive industry. From the...

Will your employees work from home? 3 quick tips to get started.

As Canadian real estate prices rise, young people move further away from urban cores, taking their talent with them. After exploring the potential of...

Best ways to celebrate #IWD2020?

March 8th is International Women’s Day, a time to celebrate women and women’s rights and empowerment movements around the world. Here are 5 Ontario...

What does an Inclusive Workplace actually mean?

We often hear that in order to expand the talent pool, business must become accommodating of a diverse workforce, but what is required beyond adding a second bathroom? Most...

Build a Dream receives federal investment to attract young women to skilled trades

The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Labour, was in Windsor on February 13, 2020, to make an announcement on behalf of the Honourable Carla...

5 Tips to Make Your Shop Floor More Inclusive

If you struggle to recruit women or other under-represented groups to your company, it might be time to take a new approach. To change...

Beginning a welding career in Canada

Build a Dream encourages and inspires young women to consider career paths where women are underrepresented. Welding is most definitely among them! When parents...

Where do educators fit into the career success formula?

As they’re planning for their future, we often advise young women to follow their passion. But what if they haven’t discovered it yet? At...

A paramedic, a carpenter, and an entrepreneur walk into an expo…

Build a Dream London (November 26, 2019) promises to inspire the crowd with trailblazers from a variety of backgrounds. Regardless of the career path...

#DreamBruceGrey to highlight careers in nuclear power, trades, & more

Featuring inspiring and successful women that are trailblazing change in their fields, the Dream Maker panel at Build a Dream Bruce-Grey will be an...

Larsen & Shaw Limited create talent pipeline for young women

Larsen & Shaw Ltd is the biggest manufacturer of hinges in Canada. Piano hinges. Pin and barrel hinges for architectural use. Custom designs. Steel, aluminum, brass, nickel-plated. ...

Apprenticeships, startups, and leading manufacturing part of panel talks in KW

Build a Dream Kitchener-Waterloo is back for the second time in a year! This expo’s panel will highlight a different group of female professionals...

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