WAGE Grant Project

In 2018, APEGA was awarded a three-year, $350,000 grant from the Federal department of Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) to investigate the barriers that women face in the engineering and geoscience workplace.

The project focuses on identifying elements of work culture and policy that can be improved to increase the retention and advancement of women in industry. After consulting with APEGA members across Alberta and the nation, a concrete, evidence-based guideline will be created to support Alberta companies in implementing policies to address barriers by fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

Project Progress

2018 Milestones

Meetings with community organizationsComplete
Survey development & distributionComplete
Consultations with members across the province
(in-person and online)		Complete

2019 Milestones

Complete consultations Complete
Complete literature reviewComplete
Analyze historical salary survey dataComplete
Conduct pay equity survey #1Complete
Select permit holder partnersComplete
Create draft Guidelines documentComplete

2020 Milestones

Pilot Guidelines with permit holder partnersIn Progress
Conduct pay equity survey #2In Progress
COVID-19 pandemicInterruption

2021 Milestones

Edit Guidelines document based on feedback from pilotPlanned
Release final guidelines documentPlanned
Release multi-year pay equity analysisPlanned
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Read More About the WAGE Project's Progress

  • APEGA Awarded Three-Year, $350,000 Status of Women Canada Grant

    May 4, 2018, 10:24 AM by Mark Minor
    APEGA has a long history of supporting diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We’re taking it to a new level thanks to a three-year, $350,000 grant from the Status of Women Canada, a federal government organization that promotes economic, social, and democratic equality for women.
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  • APEGA Advances Equality and Diversity Project

    Jan 16, 2019, 08:08 AM by Danielle Fudger
    In early 2018, APEGA was awarded federal funding by the Department for Women & Gender Equality (formerly Status of Women Canada) to look at workplace barriers facing female engineering and…
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  • Call for Permit Holders to Take Part in an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Pilot Study

    Jul 19, 2019, 11:48 AM by Mark Minor
    APEGA is currently seeking three permit holder companies in Alberta to volunteer to pilot a policy guideline on diversity and inclusion best practices for a year. Companies can expect to get individualized support to facilitate the implementation of the guidelines, and ideally see a real difference in their organization in terms of the success of women in the workplace.
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  • Permit Holders Needed for Equity Survey

    Sep 11, 2019, 10:18 AM by Mark Minor
    Information from permit holders is needed now for an APEGA initiative to help women succeed in the professional world. Engineering and geoscience companies with APEGA a Permit to Practice and at least 10 employees are invited to participate in When Women Thrive, a pay equity and advancement survey.
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Summary of Findings

A report of the outcomes of this project will be released soon. Please check back later!