Kick start your career! At least 470 natural resources job opportunities are open for youth in Canada from coast to coast to coast.
Get hands-on paid training and work experience in the natural resources sector, which includes energy, forestry, mining and critical minerals, earth sciences, and clean technology.
Who can apply?
You must be:
- 15 to 30 years old
- Eligible to work in Canada
- A Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or have refugee status
- Available for full-time work, at least 30 hours per week (some exceptions apply)
Apply now
Applications are open now. The Science and Technology Internship Program – Green Jobs provides funding to Delivery Organizations, which partner with employers to hire, train, and mentor youth across Canada. Click on a Delivery Organization below to get started.
- Clean Foundation - Helps communities prepare for the realities of a changing climate by protecting local environments and building more resilient places to live and work
- Electricity Human Resources Canada - Hiring and training incentives for youth internship opportunities in the electricity sector
- Environmental Careers Organization Canada - Steward for the Canadian environmental workforce across all industries
- First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Sustainable Development Institute - Offers internships to First Nations youth in Quebec and Labrador in line with their vision of sustainable development
- Indigenous Clean Energy (Generation Power) - Holistic, capacity-based program that engages Indigenous youth in Canada’s clean energy transition
- Mining Industry Human Resources Council - Supports youth to gain mining work experience through paid placements focused on clean technology and innovation
- Pinnguaq Association - Supports rural, remote and Indigenous communities in training and work experience in the natural resources sector
- Project Learning Tree Canada - Advances environmental education, forest literacy, and career pathways using trees and forests as windows on the world
- Student Energy - Empowering young people to accelerate the sustainable energy transition through training and employment support
- United Nations Association in Canada - National civil society organization and registered charity with the mandate to educate and engage youth in global issues