External internships
Would you like to discover even more work-integrated learning opportunities? Discover a wide range of internship programs across Canada and around the world.
Internship opportunities in Canada
- Campus Access - Here you will find a list of Canadian and international internships and organizations.
- ECO Canada - Environmental Internships - Eco Canada offers an internship program that links employers with post-secondary graduates.
- Government of Canada - Youth - A good resource on all government programs open to youth under 30.
- Idealist.org from Action without Borders - Excellent tool for researching non-profit opportunities (including internships) in 150 countries.
- Mitacs - Mitacs leads research and development programs which include internships.
- National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) - NSERC offers awards to provide work experience in research for undergraduate and graduate students.
- Public Service Commission of Canada - Opportunities for jobs for students and graduates with the Goverment of Canada
- Federal Student Work Experience Program - Opportunities to work with the Government of Canada
- Quebec-Labrador Foundation - Internships opportunities in conservation.
- Reisa - A list of job opportunities created by a community organization that works to increase access to health and social services in English for residents of Montreal's east and north boroughs.
International internship opportunities
- Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (AQOCI) - A listing of job and volunteer opportunities at international development non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Quebec.
- The Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) - Job and internship opportunities
- Crossroads International - Volunteer internships for people over the age of 19 to participate in community projects and non-profit groups overseas.
- Canadian Museums Association - Museum-related job opportunities in heritage and with the Young Canada Works program.
- CUSO International - Volunteer placements with partner organizations in developing countries in order to promote social justice and global environmental sustainability.
- CANADEM (Canadian Resource Bank for Democracy and Human Rights) - Registers qualified Canadians for human rights and peacekeeping missions/internships with the United Nations and other international organizations.
- Cansbridge Asia fellowship - Canbridge fellows complete a self-organized internship in Asia, supported by a scholarship valued at $10,000.
- Coaching Internship Program - Internships for young Canadians seeking a career in coaching, sport management or sport science.
- Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade - A program which gives youth their first international work experience. Internship programs are divided into global issues, trade or culture.
- Engineers without Borders - The EWB internship program began in September 2000 and offers a variety of technical internships in the developing world.
- Government of Canada Volunteering and Internships Abroad: International volunteer positions and internships offered by the federal government.
- Globalplacement.com - This site is for students looking for national and international internships.
- IAESTE Canada - International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience: provides international work experience for students in the field of engineering, technical sciences or applied arts. The majority are summer placements, and usually last between 8–12 weeks in the summer.
- International Experience Canada (IEC) provides young Canadians the opportunity to travel and work abroad. IEC is available in countries that have a bilateral youth mobility arrangement with Canada.
- Office franco-québécois de la jeunesse - Internships in France in various disciplines.
- Oxfam-Quebec - Volunteer cooperation opportunities in the Global South.
- Québec sans frontières - Internships accross the world promoting international solidarity.
- Research Internships in Science and Engineering: RISE Professional
- Smithsonian Institution - Paid and unpaid museum internships in the United States.
- UN Association of Canada - Offers internship opportunities for young Canadias in green careers.
- United Nations - Internship and young professionals programs at UN offices around the world.
