Welder-pipefitter Debby Corriveau studied at the Centre de formation professionnelle de Lévis and made her way in a male-dominated trade. This path is accessible to women more than ever due to changing mentalities in the field. What's more, the growing presence of women in so-called male-dominated trades has been identified as a means of improving the supply of skilled tradespersons in the workforce.

Kathleen Rousseau is passionate about trucking. Follow her story as she takes us along for the ride as a woman in a man's field: road transport. Slowly, mentalities are changing…

From her practice as a cabinetmaker to her role as a coach and judge at the Québec Skills Competition, Angel Magher is sharing her passion for wood and creation, not to mention the satisfaction one feels when finishing a product. What's more, she is training the winners of tomorrow.

Following her desire to learn a trade that has both tangible opportunities and solutions for the future, Megane Guindon enrolled at the CFP Compétences 2000 in a program focused on light-duty vehicle mechanics. She is already thinking about Québec's future and the answers her generation can offer.

Today a carpenter but once a Blue Helmet serving in Bosnia, Heather Lidberg, who trained in the fine arts and then carpentry, traveled throughout the Americas before settling in Rigaud, near Montreal. She has many tales to tell, but they all share a common thread: that of a woman driven by her convictions and her commitment to fighting against prejudice daily.

Leaving the African continent and one’s home in Cameroon to study in Québec, Canada, is an adventure in itself. It becomes a journey of courage and audacity when one chooses a traditionally male sector. This is the story of 21-year-old Doria Togou, a student in Computing Support at the Centre de formation professionnelle Marie-Rollet.

As a child, she would tag along to job sites with her father. That spark of interest grew, and after several years on the job market, Jenifer now teaches electricity at the École Professionnelle des Métiers. Is this trade exclusive to men? No way!

Amy Ovans is no stranger to hard work and willpower. She enrolled in the DVS for Welding while waiting for her chance to become a heavy equipment operator. In the end, she never left the field and is working her way up the ladder.

She made her own way. Although her path was strewn with pitfalls, victories and sometimes questioning, Karine Boucher has finally fulfilled her wish: to work in a construction trade. Winner of the Olympiades québécoises des métiers et des technologies and the Hats Off to You! contest, she is an example of perseverance.

The garage is like a second home to her, and she has found her passion working as a mechanic.  A know-how passed down from her parents that she perfected at the Centre De Formation En Mécanique De Véhicules Lourds. From the classrooms where she was able to assert herself with intelligence and know-how, to the garage where she puts into practice the skills she has acquired, Frédérick Lamontagne is a remarkable example of perseverance and proficiency.

Mélanie Prévost is one of our Tradeswomen Trailblazers, a true leader in the field of plumbing and heating for over twenty years. While she started in plumbing, she then decided to specialize in heating. Clients were expecting the father, but they got the daughter instead. She is now a teacher at the École Polymécanique de Laval and is taking a look back on her journey.

When she was about ten years old, Laurie Breton received a small-scale model helicopter for building. This Christmas gift would be a catalyst for her.