Marc Riopelle

CEATI

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CEATI
CEATI

The Women In Power collaborative venture is a networking, mentorship, and peer-to-peer support group that spans across the entirety of the CEATI organization. It aims to promote engineering and other technical careers to women in the field, and to share common challenges and strategies for overcoming obstacles as women in a field populated predominantly by men. In order to achieve these goals, the CEATI Women in Power Group offers the following three initiatives: Face-to-face networking at industry-open CEATI events, Women in Power Webinar Series, and a Mentorship Triad Program that connects women at different points in their career. Please visit us at: CEATI – Women in Power Group

WiRE

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WiRE
WiRE

Launched in 2013, WiRE forges partnerships with government agencies and a spectrum of renewable energy industry associations, other related networking groups for professional women from across the energy sector, and academic providers. WiRE’s mission is to advance the role and recognition of women working in the energy sector. Inclusive of all renewable energy and clean technologies, WiRE’s programming includes capacity-building field trips, networking meet-ups, an awards recognition program, student bursaries, speed mentoring and more.

To learn more about WiRE, click here.

Equal by 30

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Equal by 30
Equal by 30

The Natural Resources Canada-led Equal by 30 campaign, launched in May 2018 under the banner of the international Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), is an international framework that asks companies and governments to endorse principles, then take action in service of a common goal: Make gender equality central to the transition to a clean energy future by promoting equal pay, opportunity and leadership for women. Equal by 30 asks non-profit organizations like Women+Power to endorse principles, and take concrete actions to help close the gender gap. Through this campaign, leadership from across the energy sector is being brought together to galvanize action, and help all players – from private sector companies to governments at all levels – take action together. To learn more about the Equal by 30 Campaign, visit their website: www.equalby30.org.

EHRC

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EHRC
EHRC

Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) is a non-profit organization supporting the human resources needs of the Canadian electricity and renewable energy sector and is committed to supporting women and gender equity across the electricity sector.

EHRC is the most trusted source of human resources insight, programs, and tools to help the Canadian electricity industry. EHRC has resources to support gender equity, including the Leadership Accord for Gender Diversity, Leadershift: Pathways to Gender Equity and Illuminate Opportunity: Equity in the Workplace.

To learn more about EHRC, visit their website: https://electricityhr.ca/about-us/

AESO

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AESO
AESO

The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) is responsible for ensuring a reliable and affordable power system in Alberta. A not-for-profit organization with no financial investment in the power industry, the AESO operates the market and grid, connects load and generation customers and plans the transmission system on behalf of Albertans. The AESO works closely with industry partners and the government to meet the province’s power needs now and into the future. The opportunity to be a founding sponsor of Women+Power aligns with the AESO’s value of inclusion for women and increasing their representation in the power industry. Their current initiatives expand to the grade school and university levels. With Women+Power, the AESO endeavours to impact women in the power industry, at various stages of their professional careers, to help them thrive.

To learn more about AESO, click here.

FortisAlberta

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FortisAlberta
FortisAlberta

FortisAlberta is an electricity distribution utility dedicated to delivering safe and reliable electricity to the homes, farms and businesses of more than 600,000 customers in central and southern Alberta. We own and operate approximately 133,000 kilometres of power line and more than 1.1 million power poles, representing approximately 60 per cent of Alberta’s electric distribution network. Our company operates in more than 240 communities and employs over 1,300 Albertans. 

TransAlta

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Transalta
Transalta

For well over a century, TransAlta has supplied the electrical power needed to make progress and innovation possible in Alberta and beyond. Today, we own, operate, and develop a diverse fleet of electrical power generation assets in Canada, the United States, and Australia. TransAlta is one of Canada’s largest producers of wind power and Alberta’s largest producer of hydroelectric power. We believe a strong focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) will drive performance in innovation, improve service to our customers, and positively impact the communities where we all live. Supporting organizations like Women+Power directly aligns with our ED&I values and supports our targets to:

  • achieve 50 per cent female representation on the Board of Directors by 2030
  • achieve 40 per cent female gender balance across all employees by 2030
  • maintain equal pay for women in equivalent roles as men


For the past two years, TransAlta was named in Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index and Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Women Lead Here list.

To learn more, visit www.TransAlta.com.

Burns & McDonnell

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Burns McDonnell
Burns McDonnell

Burns & McDonnell is a family of companies bringing together an unmatched team of 10,000 engineers, construction and craft professionals, architects, and more to design and build our critical infrastructure. With an integrated construction and design mindset, we offer full-service capabilities. Founded in 1898 and working from more than 60 offices globally, Burns & McDonnell is 100% employee owned. Learn how we are designed to build.

We provide comprehensive services that cover the full life cycle of a project, from initial assessments to Design Engineering, Design Build, EPC Project execution in multiple sectors, finding cost-saving solutions to meet your specific needs. Our services cover multiple markets across the full project lifecycle to bring you and your projects seamless breadth and depth of knowledge and skills. At Burns & McDonnell, we embrace the way our differences enrich the way we see the world, our business and each other. We’re proud of our culture of inclusion and deeply desire to harness the strength of our diversity. We promote, share and encourage diversity, equity and inclusion within the workplace through various efforts, events and communication platforms. Every employee-owner’s unique story and perspective is valued regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or family background. We identify, first and foremost, as fellow owners. Among our MacCulture Principles is “One Burns & McDonnell: We respect all, are accountable to all and trust in all.”

Burns & McDonnell is proud to be a sponsor of Women + Power. “As an active member in this community, we believe we can continue to jointly develop opportunities to promote increased diversity and inclusion in the Alberta power sector and beyond.” Darcy Wagner, Managing Director

To learn more about Burns & McDonnell, click here.

IPPSA

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IPPSA
IPPSA

IPPSA was founded in 1993 as a forum for dialogue among Alberta’s power producers and a proponent of competition in Alberta’s electricity market. IPPSA has more than 100 members, who operate nearly 100% of Alberta’s power supply.

IPPSA is an advocate of competitive market principles and is actively engaged with the provincial government and its agencies in developing policies that promote competitive market outcomes, being driven by the belief that competition rewards innovation, provides new choices and creates a downward pressure on market prices for consumers. IPPSA is involved in the review of legislation, regulations and market rules and has testified before the Alberta Utilities Commission. IPPSA has committed to demonstrating its support of Women+Power in meaningful ways.

To learn more about IPPSA, click here.

ATCO

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ATCO

Founding Sponsor

ATCO

With approximately 6,200 employees and assets of $22 billion, ATCO is a one-stop provider of integrated energy, housing, transportation and infrastructure solutions. They provide customers with innovative, sustainable solutions in the sectors that are fundamental to global growth and prosperity: housing, real estate, energy, water, transportation and agriculture. From the delivery of efficient and reliable energy for homes, businesses and communities, to affordable temporary and permanent buildings, ATCO builds communities, energizes industries and delivers customer-focused solutions like no other company in the world.

ATCO is proud to be a financial sponsor of Women+Power. Together, we can remove barriers and advance inclusivity and diversity in our sector by empowering women and creating opportunities for support, connection and representation.

To learn more about ATCO, click here.

ENMAX

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ENMAX

Founding Sponsor
ENMAX

The ENMAX group of companies is a provider of electricity services, products and solutions. We are headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, with operations across Alberta and Maine. Through our subsidiaries, ENMAX Power Corporation and Versant Power, we own and operate transmission and distribution utilities that safely and reliably deliver electricity to customers in Calgary and northern and eastern Maine. Through ENMAX Energy Corporation, ENMAX owns and operates power generation facilities and offers a range of electricity and natural gas products and services to residential, commercial and industrial customers across Alberta. ENMAX is a private corporation and The City of Calgary is its sole shareholder.

To learn more about ENMAX, click here.

DLA Piper

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DLA Piper
DLA Piper

A long-time advocate for the inclusion and promotion of women in the legal and business communities, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP supports the fostering of an inclusive environment at all levels within Alberta’s power industry. DLA Piper recognizes that a key factor driving the success of their firm has come from the cultivation of a workplace which values diversity and addresses the underlying causes for gender disparities with an aim to implement strategies that will successfully address these issues. DLA Piper Canada is proud to support organizations like Women+Power whose purpose is to promote the empowerment of women in underrepresented industries.

To learn more about DLA Piper, click here.