Unlocking women’s potential is Canada’s economic advantage

The work continues beyond International Women’s Day. Canada cannot build the strongest economy in the G7 if half our talent is underutilized.

Women are ready to lead, innovate, and grow. But, too often, the systems around them have not kept pace with their ambition, writes Rechie Valdez. Photograph courtesy of RDNE Stock project

Opinion

BY WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY MINISTER RECHIE VALDEZ

March 9, 2026

Not long ago, I sat at a table with a woman who runs a small manufacturing business in rural Canada. She employs more than a dozen people. She told me the hardest part of building her company was not competition. It was access. Access to capital. Access to networks. Access t...

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