2025 Call for Candidates
for the Catholic Women's Leadership Program

Have you applied yet?

We are currently accepting applications for the 2025 cohort of our Leadership Program, scheduled to begin in June 2025.

The program is open to all Canadian Catholic women, from all walks of life who have a genuine interest in making a difference in their communities and places of work.

A candidate must be a Catholic woman, at least 21 years of age, demonstrate oral and written English language competencies, have a genuine desire to cultivate her gifts of leadership, and have made a previous contribution to her community in some capacity.

The Program is an 11-month Certificate program with ongoing mentorship once the course work is completed. Throughout the Program, participants will be guided by professional facilitators from Saint Paul University. The Program is specifically designed to integrate faith and life, personal and professional leadership development. Spirituality and a Catholic faith perspective are the foundation of all activities; prayer and reflective practice are core elements integrated throughout the program.

At present the plan for 2025 of the Program will have an introductory get-to-know-you online module in June 2025; and a five-day intensive component in June 2025. This is scheduled to be through ZOOM, and you will be expected to be present. All other modules are online and consist of videos, readings, personal reflections, and discussion forums. The final face-to-face residency component is scheduled for June 2026 in Ottawa.

Details of the content of the different components and timelines can be found on the website at www.cwlfcanada.ca. 

If you are or know of a Catholic woman who wishes to be a transformative and impactful leader we invite you to complete the application process by December 15th, 2024 which can be found at www.cwlfcanada.ca/participate.