Ontario Tech Women in Engineering (WiE)

What Ontario Tech Women in Engineering (WiE) does

Ontario Tech Women in Engineering (WiE) is a non-profit student support program founded in 2014 within the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Ontario Tech University (legally the University of Ontario Institute of Technology) in Oshawa, Ontario. The program serves female undergraduate and graduate engineering students at the university through four core offerings: a peer mentorship program pairing first- and second-year students with upper-year mentors; a four-month career mentorship program (January–April) matching third- and fourth-year students with industry women engineers; a curated listing of internal and external scholarships for women in STEM; and the WiE Sub-Society within the Engineering Students' Society, which runs events and volunteer activities. WiE also sits adjacent to the faculty's Engineering Outreach team, which delivers K-12 STEM programming — including EDI-targeted clubs for girls, Black youth, and Indigenous youth — and reached 42,000+ youth engagements annually and 200,000+ lifetime participants across 147 partner organizations.

WiE is embedded in a multi-tier partnership and funding network rather than a commercial revenue model. The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science — which traces back to the School of Manufacturing Engineering founded in 2002 under founding Dean Dr. Marc A. Rosen and now comprises four departments — provides institutional infrastructure and operating budget. External funding comes from NSERC (a $600,000 PromoScience grant over three years for Indigenous and Black youth STEM programming), Hydro One (Girls Programs), and General Motors Canada (the c_wonder Mobile Design Lab Maker Truck). WiE is a member of ONWiE (Ontario Network of Women in Engineering) and Actua (national STEM outreach network reaching 500,000+ youth in 600+ Canadian communities). Program participation is free for eligible students; there are no commercial products, pricing tiers, or proprietary technology platforms, and no AI/ML capabilities are referenced in the data. Staffing is led by WiE & Outreach Coordinator Sarah Wedge, with faculty oversight from Associate Dean of Experiential Learning and Engineering Outreach Qusay H. Mahmoud and Engineering Outreach Manager Ellen Istvan, supported by 75+ undergraduate and graduate student volunteers.

Name

Ontario Tech Women in Engineering (WiE)

Legal name

University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Ontario Tech University)

Website

https://engineering.ontariotechu.ca

Company type

Public

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ontario Tech Women in Engineering (WiE) is a non-profit university program within Ontario Tech University's Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science that provides peer mentorship, career mentorship, scholarships, and community events to female engineering students, funded by university budgets, NSERC, and corporate sponsors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Student Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutes of Technology (IoT / Technical Universities) (EDAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Women in engineering program
• Engineering student mentorship
• STEM scholarships listing
• Engineering outreach education
• Engineering student community

Headquarters

HQ city

Oshawa, Ontario

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. University-funded engineering education and student support programs: The Women in Engineering program is funded through the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Ontario Tech University. The program provides peer mentoring, career mentorship, scholarships, events, and volunteer opportunities to female engineering students at no additional cost. Revenue is derived from university operating budgets, donor contributions, and external funder support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

WiE is a free university-based support program that delivers peer mentorship, career mentorship with industry professionals, curated scholarship listings, and community-building events to female undergraduate and graduate engineering students at Ontario Tech University. The program operates as a sub-society of the Engineering Students' Society and is part of the broader ONWiE provincial network and the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science's Engineering Outreach portfolio.

Product overview

Ontario Tech Women in Engineering (WiE) is a support program within the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science that offers a suite of services to encourage and retain women in engineering. The program operates as a collection of interconnected support services centered around the Peer Mentorship Program (connecting first-year/second-year students with upper-year mentors), the Career Mentorship Program (linking 3rd and 4th-year students with industry professionals), scholarship listings, volunteer opportunities, and events. Together, these offerings provide a comprehensive ecosystem supporting female engineering students from orientation through career preparation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Women in Engineering Peer Mentorship Program
• Women in Engineering Career Mentorship Program
• Women in Engineering Scholarships Listing
• Women in Engineering Sub-Society

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of youth who participated in Engineering Outreach programs reported a better understanding of STEM concepts

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OnWie (Ontario Network of Women in Engineering)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnWie connects all Ontario engineering faculties supporting women in engineering, providing a provincial network for collaboration, shared resources, and joint programming. Ontario Tech's WiE is part of this province-wide network.
• ActuacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering Outreach is a network member of Actua, a leading Canadian STEM youth outreach organization that engages over 500,000 youth annually in 600 communities. Actua provides national programming frameworks, resources, and institutional credibility for the outreach programs.
• Engineers of TomorrowminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEngineers of Tomorrow partners with Engineering Outreach to run the Future City Competition. This national charitable organization focuses on raising awareness about the engineering profession.
• Engineers CanadaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEngineers Canada partners with Engineering Outreach for the Future City Competition, representing over 300,000 Canadian engineers and actively supporting STEM outreach to engage youth and promote diversity in the profession.
• Durham Catholic District School BoardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner providing access to schools and students for in-class STEM workshops and programs.
• Durham District School BoardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner providing access to schools and students for in-class STEM workshops and programs.
• York Region District School BoardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner providing access to schools and students for in-class STEM workshops and programs.
• Toronto District School BoardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner providing access to schools and students for in-class STEM workshops and programs.
• Girl Guides of CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner hosting Girl Guide Badge Day workshops where Engineering Outreach delivers hands-on STEM activities for Girl Guides.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE): IEEE's global affinity organization supporting women engineers and inspiring girls to pursue engineering careers. Directly comparable mission of advancing women in engineering and is a likely source of industry mentors and professional connections for WiE's career mentorship program.
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE): Largest international professional organization supporting women in engineering and technology. Comparable in mission of advancing women in engineering through community, mentorship, and scholarships, and operates at a broader (international) geographic scope than Ontario Tech WiE.
• Actua: National Canadian STEM youth outreach organization engaging 500,000+ youth annually in 600+ communities. Engineering Outreach (and by extension WiE) is a network member; Actua provides the national programming framework, institutional credibility, and funding pipeline that materially shapes WiE's outreach operations.
• Engineers Canada: National umbrella organization representing 300,000+ Canadian engineers. Co-partners the Future City Competition with Ontario Tech and is a structural peer for any organization working on engineering profession promotion, diversity, and youth pipeline development.

Direct peers

• Queen's University Women in Engineering: Peer women-in-engineering program at another major Ontario engineering faculty. Comparable in mission and operating model, and a fellow ONWiE member institution participating in shared provincial programming.
• University of Waterloo Women in Engineering: Peer women-in-engineering program at Canada's largest co-op engineering school. Comparable in mission and program structure (mentorship, scholarships, community-building), and a fellow ONWiE institution with overlapping corporate mentor pools.
• Ontario Network of Women in Engineering (ONWiE): Province-wide network connecting women-in-engineering programs across all Ontario engineering faculties, of which Ontario Tech WiE is a member. ONWiE coordinates shared programming, scholarship promotion, and cross-institutional mentorship, making it the most direct peer structurally embedded with WiE.
• Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF): Canadian foundation offering named scholarships for women in engineering, including the CEMF Scholarships listed on WiE's scholarship page. Operates as a parallel pipeline of financial support and recognition that complements Ontario Tech WiE's offerings.
• Engineers of Tomorrow: Canadian charitable organization focused on raising awareness of the engineering profession and supporting youth engagement. Partners with Ontario Tech Engineering Outreach on the Future City Competition, directly overlapping on K-12 engineering outreach mission and EDI programming.
• University of Toronto Women in Engineering: Peer women-in-engineering program at Canada's largest engineering faculty. Directly comparable in mission (supporting women engineering students through mentorship, scholarships, community) and operating model, and a fellow ONWiE member institution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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