CAF-FCA will report quarterly on the actions stakeholders are taking to support women in the trades on the CAF-FCA website.

Apprenticeship is closely tied to the economy. Consequently, the numbers of apprentices will increase and decrease as economic conditions in specific provinces/territories and sectors change.

The numbers needed to reach the 15 per cent target may be adjusted as women earn their certificates and new first year apprentices begin their training. The numbers may not add up due to rounding. 

Women and Men’s Participation in Apprenticeship by Trade

Registered Apprenticeship Information System, 2017

Trade	# Women	# Males	Total	% of Women	# of Women Needed to Reach Target of 15% of the Apprenticeship Population in the Trade	# of Women Required to Close the Gap by 2030
Electronics and Instrumentation	567	6,147	6,711	8.45%	1,007	440
Welder	1,182	13,335	14,517	8.14%	2,178	996
Construction Workers Other	192	2,730	2,925	6.56%	439	247
Metal Workers	621	10,818	11,439	5.43%	1,716	1,095
Automotive Service Technician	2,007	39,108	41,115	4.88%	6,167	4,160
Machinists	402	8,007	8,409	4.78%	1,261	859
Electrician	2,853	67,134	69,987	4.08%	10,498	7,645
Carpenters	1,560	41,172	42,732	3.65%	6,410	4,850
Stationary engineers and power plant operators	141	4,026	4,167	3.38%	625	484
Sheet Metal Workers	261	8,172	8,433	3.09%	1,265	1,004
Millwrights	345	11,601	11,946	2.89%	1,792	1,447
Plumbers, Steamfitters and Pipefitters	1,242	43,692	44,934	2.76%	6,740	5,498
Heavy Equipment and Crane Operators	351	12,477	12,828	2.74%	1,924	1,573
Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanics	282	12,681	12,963	2.18%	1,944	1,662
Exterior Finishing	213	11,607	11,820	1.80%	1,773	1,560
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanics	132	9,477	9,609	1.37%	1,441	1,309
Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers	3	1,800	1,803	0.17%	270	267

Statistics Canada, Registered Apprenticeship Information System, 2017