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Women in Residential Construction Council

Women in Residential Construction Council

CHBA’s Women in Residential Construction Council (WIRCC) champions the advancement, support, and representation of women in residential construction in Canada by fostering collaboration, sharing best practices, and informing policies and initiatives that strengthen women’s success across the industry. 

Mission

CHBA’s WIRCC aims to: 

  • Promote the advancement of women working in every corner of the residential construction sector – from the skilled trades to design to management and beyond. 
  • Be the forum for women in industry to share experiences and shape the dialogue surrounding the many career and business opportunities that residential construction offers. 
  • Catalyze connections locally, provincially, and nationally to create a network of support for women in residential construction. 

Founding Members

On May 12, 2025, CHBA unveiled the inaugural national WIRCC, an advisory committee that focuses on issues that impact women in residential construction from a national lens. 

The WIRCC is comprised of 14 volunteer representatives from provincial and local home builders’ associations (HBAs) who have women-focused residential construction councils or are demonstrably involved in advocacy and/or initiatives that support/promote women in the sector. These representatives feed into a rapidly growing network of more than 260 leading women in industry, who are involved in various initiatives that reach over 1,000 women in the residential construction sector.

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See our representatives

Are you a CHBA member who wants to be a part of the growing community supporting women in industry? Start locally! By becoming a part of your local or provincial council, you also be represented at the national WIRCC.  

Here’s a list of HBAs who have a local or provincial women in residential construction council (or equivalent) and are involved in CHBA's national WIRCC! 

Get Involved

Building the Future, Together

CHBA’s WIRCC is more than a council – it’s a movement. If you’re a CHBA member who's looking to be part of a growing community supporting the advancement of women in residential construction, reach out to your local HBA to partake in workforce initiatives that will help build a stronger residential construction industry.

Learn more about the many HBA activities going on across the country to support women in residential construction here.