Build Your Future in Construction

How do I get started?

There are many ways into construction, whether you’re leaving
school or established in your career. You Could:

Delve deeper into chosen field with a degree
Build your skills with a Traineeship
Get a taste for the industry with a summer job
Achieve a qualification to help you on your journey

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Career Benefits

Earn up to 50,000
in your first year

Women entering the industry
is at an all-time high

Creative industry:
Design/build homes
& communities

Get on a career fast-track

Gain valuable qualifications

Work outside or inside or both

Job security

Full pay equity

Recession proof industry

Industry Myths

MYTH: There are limited opportunities for women
MYTH: It’s a dirty job
MYTH: It’s dangerous
MYTH: It’s sexist

Explore Careers

There are 100’s of different careers paths ranging from architecture to carpentry, from energy
advisors to plumbers and beyond. Join these six women for an inside look at their industry.

Carpenter and Foreman

Energy Advisor

Project Manager – Custom Homes

Electrician

Heavy Machine Operator

Project Manager – Multi Family

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Our society and workforce are changing and so is the residential construction industry. Diversity and inclusion are about embracing a better world through a conscious cultural shift and, in the case of Canadian construction industry, gaining proven positive benefits for everyone.

HAVAN wholeheartedly embraces the Industry Builders Code, recognizing that education is key to unlocking unconscious bias and offers its members courses that tackle topics such as diversity, equity and inclusion.

We strive to create diverse and inclusive workplaces in the construction industry that fuel the cultural shift and encourage creativity, job satisfaction, and let employees feel integrated and be their authentic selves to strive in their careers.

Visit CHBA for more information.