post-secondary Students
Environmental Student Work Placement Program
Kick-Start Your Career With Funding for Student Work Terms
Sometimes it is not enough to have successfully completed your post-secondary education in order to get started in your career. Competition for entry-level roles can be high; which is why it is important to start taking control of your career journey and participate in employment programs like this one!
Thanks to the support of Employment and Social Development Canada, we are able to connect post-secondary students all over Canada with environmental jobs that make a difference. This program provides your prospective employer with funding to fill short-term work placements specifically geared to help you make the shift from school to the working world.
Advantages That You Will Gain by Becoming an Environmental Intern are:
- You don't have to be enrolled in a formal co-op program to qualify!
- The ability to stand out in a competitive job market
- Gaining meaningful work experience and career longevity
- Building a personal network of professional peers
- Learn valuable technical and essential soft skills to increase employability
- The chance to discover new roles and start your career more quickly
If you currently study at a university or college in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art or Math (STEAM) and Business, you may qualify!
Benefits for Students
- Gain Pre-Approval Status for your job search
- Access our resume bank where thousands of employers post jobs
- Free registration to our annual virtual career fair
- Connect with working practitioners and learn from their experiences
- Earn some money while you are still in school
program eligibility
Environmental and Sustainability Work Placements are for:
- Students enrolled at a university or college in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art or Math (STEAM) and Business
- Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents, or students with Refugee status
- There is no age restriction, and you don’t have to be enrolled formally in your school’s co-op program to participate
Did You Know?
Lack of essential soft skill knowledge, demographic factors or career preparedness are major factors in their ability to get hired and advance into mid-level roles.
Our employment programs were created to help address this challenge and stimulate skill development, business growth and workforce advancement.
Participating Post-Secondary Partners
Thanks to all the university, college and technical schools that participate with us in the Work Integrated Learning Strategy.
Below is an alphabetical list of partners that have students who have received wage subsidy placements.
- Academy Canada
- Acadia University
- Alberta University of the Arts
- Algonquin College
- Assiniboine Community College
- Athabasca University
- Bishop's University
- Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine
- Bow Valley College
- Brandon University
- British Columbia Institute of Technology
- Brock University
- Camosun College
- Capilano University
- Carleton University
- Centennial College
- Coast Mountain College
- College of the North Atlantic
- Concordia University
- Conestoga College
- Confederation College
- Dalhousie University
- Dawson College
- DeGroote School of Business
- Durham College
- Fanshawe College
- Fleming College
- George Brown College
- Georgian College
- Grande Prairie Regional College
- Grant MacEwan University
- Holland College
- Humber College
- John Abbott College
- Keyano College
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Lakehead University
- Lakeland College
- Lasalle College
- Laurentian University
- Lethbridge Community College
- MacEwan University
- Malaspina University College
- Maritime College of Forest Technology
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Medicine Hat College
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Mohawk College
- Mount Allison University
- Mount Royal University
- Mount Saint Vincent University
- New Brunswick Community College
- Niagara College Canada
- Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
- Northern College
- Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University
- Nova Scotia Community College
- Okanagan College
- Olds College
- Ontario Agriculture College
- Portage College
- Queen's University
- RED Academy
- Red River Community College
- Royal Roads University
- Ryerson University
- Saint Thomas University
- Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science & Technology
- Saskatchewan Polytechnic
- Sauder School of Business
- Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Selkirk College
- Seneca College
- Sheridan College
- Simon Fraser University
- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
- St Thomas University
- St. Clair College - Thames Campus
- St. Francis Xavier University
- The King's University
- Thompson Rivers University
- Trent University
- Trinity Western University
Thank you to our funders for making this program possible
