Federal funding for wages and training is available for public and private sector employers in the natural resources sector.
Receive funding for a full-time, paid youth position through the Science and Technology Internship Program – Green Jobs. Eligible positions must be in the natural resources sector, which includes green jobs in energy, forestry, mining and critical minerals, earth sciences, and clean technology.
Who can apply?
You must be an organization in the natural resources sector who can offer youth full-time (minimum 30 hours per week; some exceptions may apply), quality employment or skills training for up-to-12 months. This includes:
- Legal entities incorporated or registered in Canada, including for-profit and not-for-profit organizations
- Indigenous organizations (including Band Councils, Tribal Councils and self-government entities)
- Provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments and their departments and agencies
Apply now
Applications through Delivery Organizations are open now. Each organization partners 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