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Disclosure of Grant and Contribution Awards

Recipient Name: Trucking Human Resource Sector Council Atlantic
Location: Truro, Nova Scotia
Date: 2013-11-21
Value: $242,721.00
Type: Grant
Purpose: This 36-month project will work to increase the recruitment and advancement of women in leadership positions in the trucking industry in the Atlantic provinces. The project will work with women currently employed in the industry to identify the barriers they face in advancing their careers. In collaboration with industry stakeholders, promising practices which support the advancement of women in non-traditional employment will be identified and adapted to the trucking industry. Stakeholders will be engaged in the development of a sector action plan to address the specific needs of women and create sustainable opportunities to support the recruitment and advancement of women in the sector.
Comments: Multi-year project