Programs & Services

WiN Canada actively supports their members with new programs and initiatives that provide value while positively impacting the nuclear industry and communities in which we live and work.

Success Stories

These are stories highlighting the success of our members across the Canadian nuclear industry. We are honoured to be a part of their journey.

Tracy Primeau

Board of Directors, OPG

Tracy Primeau currently sits on the Ontario Power Generation Board of Directors where she chairs the Generation Oversight Committee as well as the WiN Canada Board, Ingenium, United College and University of Waterloo. She is Founder and Principal of Agile Bear, a consulting company focused on the global expansion of clean energy, with a special…

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Sonia Qureshi, P. Eng

Director, Joint Projects and Services, CANDU Owner’s Group

Sonia is currently the Director of Joint Projects and Services at the CANDU Owner’s Group (COG). She is responsible for the line of business that develops solutions to problems and common issues in the CANDU community through innovative new approaches for longer more robust plant life. She has over 23 years of experience in the…

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Amber Doney

Principle Decision Evaluation, Portfolio Strategy and Development, BHP

Amber Doney is a Principal Decision Evaluation within the Portfolio Strategy and Development team at BHP. In this role, she is assisting the organization to make sound investment decisions by developing and assessing investment opportunities.

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Lisa McBride

Lisa McBride

Lisa McBride is President of Women in Nuclear (WiN) Canada. In her role Lisa provides vision, strategic direction, and oversight of the day-to-day operations of WiN Canada, an organization comprised of over 5,700 members across Canada.  WiN Canada seeks to address three challenging goals. First, to engage and educate the public regarding the safe use…

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Partnerships

WiN Canada works with a number of partners across the nuclear industry and beyond to collaborate and meet shared objectives.

Equal by 30

Joint Initiative

Women in Nuclear Canada is pleased to join as a signatory to the joint Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and International Energy Agency (IEA) Equal by 30 initiative, as part of the Clean Energy, Education and Empowerment Initiative (C3E), which works to advance the participation of women in the clean energy transition, and close the gender…

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CCNS

Centre for Canadian Nuclear Sustainability

Community Partner

Women in Nuclear Canada is pleased to be a Community Partner for the Centre for Canadian Nuclear Sustainability (CCNS). The launch of the Centre will support work underway for Pickering Nuclear Generating Station decommissioning and look at collaboration opportunities with various community stakeholders.

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Skills Canada – Ontario

Community Partner

Women in Nuclear Canada is pleased to be a Partner for the Centre for Skills Canada. The Young Women’s Initiatives will aid in the growth and encouragement of young women as they become educated in the fields available to them in the workplace they are preparing for.

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Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC)

Partnership

Women in Nuclear Canada is proud to be partnering with the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) to co-promote and advance each other’s nuclear industry advocacy efforts and events.

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Ontario Society of Professional Engineers

Community Partner

Women in Nuclear Canada is pleased to be a Community Partner for the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE). The partnership further advances the promotion of the skills, competences and professions of the members of both organizations, particularly women in the field of engineering.

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Canadian Nuclear Association

Community Partner

The Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) has been the national voice of the Canadian nuclear industry since 1960. Working with our members and all communities of interest, the CNA promotes the […]

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Canadian Nuclear Society

Community Partner

The Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) promotes the exchange of information on all aspects of nuclear science and technology and its applications. This includes nuclear power generation, fuel production, uranium mining […]

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Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Community Partner

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) regulate the use of nuclear energy and materials to protect health, safety, security and the environment. They also implement Canada’s international commitments on the […]

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Overview of Programs & Services

Currently our annual programs and services include our awards and scholarships given out by WiN Canada, with the help of our sponsors. Each of the awards start taking applications in the Spring and are given out in the Fall. We also offer a redesigned Speakers Clearinghouse, a formal Mentorship Program, and Leadership Training as well. Click below to learn more, or email canada@womeninnuclear.org with your questions.

LEAP Program

Speakers Clearinghouse

EmPOWERed Women: Taking the Stage 

Mentorship Program

Gender Equity Badge Accreditation Program & Gender Balance Roadmap for the Nuclear Industry for the Nuclear Industry