Organizations for business women
Get ahead of the competition with support from women's business organizations across Canada and the world. Many groups offer exceptional networking opportunities, mentorship, training and resources exclusively for Canadian business women. Explore national, regional and international women's business groups below:
Canada-wide
Government departments
- Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Agriculture and Agrifood Canada (AAFC)
- Public Service and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Crown corporations
- Export Development Canada (EDC)
- Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
- Canada Commercial Corporation (CCC)
Women entrepreneurs
- Canadian Association of Women Executives & Entrepreneurs
- Canadian Women's Foundation
- Catalyst Canada
- Forum for Women Entrepreneurs
- Startup Canada
- WBE Canada
- WEConnect International in Canada
- Women's Enterprise Organizations of Canada
Women leaders
- Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce
- Montreal Council of Women
- The Women in Public Service Project
- Women in Biz Network
- Women in Leadership Foundation with chapters across Canada:
- Women of Influence
- Board Ready Women
- Women's Executive Network
- Young Women in Business with chapters across Canada
Indigenous and visible minority entrepreneurs
Infrastructure
- Women's Infrastructure Network with chapters in:
Maritime
Science and technology
- Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology
- Women in Aerospace Canada
- Women in Communications and Technology with chapters across Canada
Regional organizations
Eastern Canada
Central Canada
- Canadian Association of Women in Construction
- Centre d'aide aux entreprises Haute Montérégie
- Company of Women
- Concertation montréalaise femmes et emplois majoritairement masculins (French only)
- Le Centre de documentation sur l'éducation des adultes et la condition féminine (In French only)
- Organization of Women in International Trade with chapters in:
- PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise
- Réseau des Femmes d'affaires du Québec (French only)
- Femmessor
- Women in Film & Television Toronto
- Women's Business Network of Ottawa
Western Canada
International
- International Organization of Women in International Trade
- International Finance Corporation
- SheTrades
- The Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership
- WEConnect International with chapters worldwide
- Women Presidents' Organization
- Women's International Shipping & Trading Association
- Worldwide Network of Women Business Owners (FCEM)
Africa and the Middle East
Asia-Pacific
Europe
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