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Wood launches Indigenous Inclusion & Diversity Strategy in Canada
A brighter future starts by investing in the communities we live and work in, which is why we are proud to continue our support of Indigenous students in Canada by renewing our $100,000 scholarship with national Indigenous charity Indspire for another three years.
Indspire invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people to support these individuals, their families, Indigenous communities and Canada through post-secondary schooling. The full charitable contribution qualifies for matched funding from the Canadian federal government, doubling the impact of our scholarship donation.
Through our partnership with Indspire, bursaries are available to Indigenous students in Canadian provinces where Wood is located and in educational programs tailored to careers in engineering, construction management including trade and craft, finance, business, administration, safety and human resources.
Kahsha Patterson, Indigenous Policy and Program Lead at Wood, said: “Education is essential for reconciliation and the progression of future generations. Our teams across Canada are unified in support of Wood’s Indigenous Inclusion Strategy, and together, we hope to grow a future talent pipeline for Indigenous students across Canada for years to come.
“It is an honour to extend our Indspire commitment another three years. I am delighted that two of our bursary recipients are now employees at Wood. Watching the power of education evolve our Indspire bursary to employment opportunities is tremendously valuable.”
Wood’s Canadian Indigenous Inclusion Strategy follows the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR) program outlined by the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business and focuses on its four pillars: community engagement, leadership commitment, business development and employment. Wood recently completed PAR Phase 2 and will submit for certification in 2025.
We recognise the importance of educational programs like Indspire, and the role they play in our Indigenous Inclusion Strategy and our response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action n. 92.
This is our second three-year $100,000 commitment to the Indspire program. Over 30 students across Canada have received support from Wood’s bursary.
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Jaden Hood, York University ’27, Mechanical Engineering
"My role this summer at Wood is to learn from current engineers across a vast range of exciting disciplines by working alongside them in their day-to-day roles. I’ll also be revising and creating company workflow policies for Wood."
"The Wood bursary was extremely beneficial to me during my studies. By combining academic scholarships and the bursary, I was able to fully pay for my tuition and books for the last year. Not having to worry about tuition and book costs meant that I didn’t have to work throughout the school year. This extra time contributed to my stellar performance in school and as a result, my achievement of the CCAA National Scholars award two years in a row!"
Alex Marthiensen, University of Calgary ’28, Mechanical Engineering
“My role this summer at Wood is to shadow engineers from all disciplines, while interacting with and working along-side them to enhance my knowledge of engineering and EPCM projects. I will also be taking a fresh look at old procedures and updating them to current company working practices. The Wood Indspire bursary allowed me to fully focus on my studies by contributing significant funding to my first year of living expenses and school supplies.”
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