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
These websites can guide you towards international internships with local and global companies, non-governmental organizations, government agencies and research institutes.
- 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
- Coface for trade, France: A global company based in France that facilitates trade worldwide by providing credit insurance and risk management services.
- 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: Summer internships in Germany for North American, British and Irish undergraduate students at German universities and research institutes.
- 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.
