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ACTUA
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www.actua.ca/en/index.html
info@actua.ca
613 234-4137
Fax: 613 234-4779
15 York Street (Courtyard),Ottawa, ON K1N 5S7
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Actua is a national charitable organization dedicated to providing young Canadians with positive, hands-on learning experiences in science, technology and engineering. |
Alberta Women's Science Network
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www.awsn.com
awsn@awsn.com
(403) 282-6431
Fax: (403) 284-4750
Suite #349, 305 - 4625 Varsity Dr. NW Calgary, Alberta T3A 0Z9
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AWSN promotes a better understanding of science outside the school system and through activities that encourage popular interest and develop science abilities |
APEGM
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www.apegm.mb.ca/
apegm@apegm.mb.ca
(204) 474-2736
Fax: (204) 474-5960
850A Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3M 2M7
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To serve and protect the public interest by governing and advancing the practices of professional engineering and professional geoscience in accordance with The Engineering and Geoscientific Professions Act of Manitoba. |
CAGIS (Canadian Association for Girls in Science)
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publish.uwo.ca/~cagis/
cagis@uwo.ca
(905) 567-7190
Fax: (905) 567-7191
6519-B Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON, L5N 1A6
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... a network of girls, aged 7-16 who like science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and want to learn more. |
Canadian Association of Women in Science (Manitoba)
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jdodd@ms.umanitoba.ca
204-789-3430
Fax: 204-789-3934
Janice Dodd Department of Physiology - University of Manitoba
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Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation
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www.cemf.ca
info@cemf.ca
i-866-883-2363
Fax: 613-432-6840
Robert Cross, Executive Director, CEMF, PO 370, 1-247 Barr Street, Refreew, ON K7V 4A6
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Dedicated to attracting women to the engineering profession by providing scholarships to Canadian women in engineering |
CAWS
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s_niven@BIONET.BIO.DFO.ca
(902) 464-3806
Fax: (902) 426-6695
7 Thompson St.
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... a chapter of the national organization dedicated to promoting equal opportunities for women in science, engineering, and technology and to encourage girls' and women's interest in science and the pursuit of science careers. |
Committee for Women in Mathematics of the Canadian
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www.camel.math.ca/Women/
office@cms.math.ca
(613) 562 5702
Fax: (613) 565 1539
577 King Edward Suite 109, P.O. Box 450, Station A Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
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… monitors the status of women within the Canadian Mathematical community and the CMS, recommend actions to the Board which will assure equitable treatment of women, and encourage the participation of women at all levels of mathematics. |
Division for Advancement of Women in Engineering
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www.mech.ubc.ca/~daweg
daweg.info@gmail.com
(604) 878-7755
Fax: (604) 291-6163
c/o APEGBC, 200-4010 Regent Street Burnaby, British Columbia V5C 6N2
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a division of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Its purpose is to implement programs which promote and encourage women in Engineering and Geoscience, and which increase and enhance the participation of women in these fields. |
Engineers Canada
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www.engineerscanada.ca/e/prog_women_1.cfm
research@engineerscanada.ca
613-232-2474
Fax: 613-230-5759
1100 – 180 Elgin Street Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2K3
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Engineers Canada has initiated the Award for the Support of Women in the Engineering Profession, as part of the Canadian Engineers' Awards Program. Other initiatives designed to make engineering a more attractive career choice for women are being considered. |
Hypatia
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www.hypatiaassociation.ca
info@hypatiaassociation.ca
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Fax: na
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The Hypatia Association is a not-for-profit organization in Nova Scotia, founded in 1999 as the Hypatia Project. Hypatia works with employers, employees, education institutions, students, educators and community members to address the policies, systemic barriers, and institutional practices that limit the participation of women in science and technology. |
Immigrating Women in Science (a project of SCWIST)
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iwis@sfu.ca
604-895-5800 (x5414)
Fax: 604-684-9171
417 – 535 Hornby St Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2E8
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Let's Talk Science
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www.letstalkscience.ca
info@letstalkscience.ca
(519) 474-4081 Toll Free: 1 (866) 352-3060
Fax: (519) 474-4085
1584 North Routledge Park London, Ontario N6H 5L6
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… exists to motivate and empower young Canadians through Science education. |
Saskatchewan Women in Trades and Technology
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www2.siast.sk.ca/witt/saskwitt.htm
306-775-7427
Kim Andreas
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SaskWITT (Saskatchewan Women In Trades and Technology) is a non-profit organization that promotes and assists in the recruitment, training and successful employment of women in predominantly male trades, technology, operations and blue collar work. |
Status of Women in Science Committee
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deaton@spartan.ac.brocku.ca
905-688-5550 ext 3395
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1
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The Committee to Encourage Women in Physics Part of the Canadian Association of Physicists
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cap@physics.uottawa.ca
604-291-5767 613-562-5614
Fax: 604-291-3592 613-562-5615
Suite 112 McDonald BldgUniversity of Ottawa150 Louis Pasteur Ave Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
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… was initiated in 1983 by Professors Jim Megaw and Jim Prentice, who noticed that women were dramatically underrepresented in the physics community. |
The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology
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www.scwist.ca
scwist@sfu.ca
604.893.8657
Fax: 604.893.8692
471 - 411 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1X4
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a non-profit association that promotes, encourages and empowers women
and girls in science, engineering and technology |
The Women in Resource Development Committee
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www.wrdc.nf.ca
info@wrdc.nf.ca
(709) 738-3713 Toll-Free 1-800-738-3713
Fax: (709) 738-3743
Suite 427 354 Water Street St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 1C4
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… foster an environment that will increase the participation of women in the trades and technology sectors in Newfoundland and Labrador. |
WISE (NL)
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www.cdli.ca/wise/
wise@cdli.ca
(709) 754-1435
Fax: (709) 738-8840
38 Pearson Street, Suite 293, St. John’s, NL, Canada, A1A 3R1
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Women in Science and Engineering Newfoundland and Labrador (WISE NL) is a voluntary network of individuals working to promote and support women in science, engineering and related careers. WISE NL has been active since 1988 and incorporated since 2006, encourages young women to consider the broad range of careers in science and engineering. |
WISE (Sudbury)
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www.laurentian.ca/wise/
dynamite@sympatico.ca
(705) 670-6553
Sudbury, Ontario
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… encourages young women to consider careers in science or engineering, provides a support network for women in these fields and informs Sudburians about opportunities for and contributions by women in these fields. |
Women Building Futures
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http://www.womenbuildingfutures.com
jlarcher@womenbuildingfutures.com
780.969.3945
JudyLynn Archer 10326 107 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1K2
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Recognized by industry for its consistent, high rate of
success (90% or greater) in helping women prepare for careers in
construction and other non-traditional careers through self-assessment,
training, workplace culture conditioning, job placement and mentorship.
The Women Building Futures Training Centre is the first of its kind in
Canada, and includes affordable housing for WBF students (42 suites, 18
of which are for single moms).
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Women in Engineering Advisory Committee
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www.ospe.on.ca/
aritter@ospe.on.ca
(416) 223-9961 Toll Free: 1-866-763-1654
Fax: (416) 223-9963 Toll Free: 1-866-763-1655
4950 Yonge Street, Suite 502 Toronto, Ontario M2N 6K1
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As of June 2003, WEAC is no longer part of PEO, but is a committee of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers. |
Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science and Technology
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www.wisest.ualberta.ca
wisest@ualberta.ca
(780) 492-1842
Fax: (780) 492-2990
WISEST, 295 CAB, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G1
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WISEST was founded in 1982, to understand why women were under-represented in science and engineering, and to do something about it. WISEST programs welcome participation from students and professionals, and works with over 600 volunteers annually from industry, government, and academia. WISEST student programs are targeted at local, provincial, and national levels – with additional support provided to rural and aboriginal communities. |
Women in Science and Engineering Ottawa Chapter
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www.wise-ottawa.ca/
pres@wise-ottawa.ca
n/a
Box 35037 Westgate, P.O., 1309 Carling Ave Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 7L3
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WISE Ottawa is unique in the Ottawa Region as the only women's organization that addresses the needs of scientists and engineers, both students and professionals. |
Women Inventors Project
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www.womenip.com/
womenip@interlog.com
(905) 731-0328 Toll free: 1 877 863-2471
Fax: (905) 731-9691
107 Holm Crescent Thornhill, Ontario L3T 5J4
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… a Canadian non-profit, charitable organization working to increase the number of successful inventors and entrepreneurs in Canada, the United States and internationally. |