Science and Technology Internship Program (STIP) – Green Jobs

The Science and Technology Internship Program (STIP) – Green Jobs provides funding to eligible employers across Canada to hire, train, and mentor youth (aged 15-30) in the natural resources sector (energy, forestry, mining and critical minerals, earth sciences, and clean technology) including in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). The STIP – Green Jobs has been part of the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy since 1997.

Employers and youth must apply directly through a STIP – Green Jobs Delivery Organization.

Funding Opportunities

Objectives

The STIP – Green Jobs supports youth and employers by working with external organizations to:

• Kick-start meaningful careers in the natural resources sectors
• Invest in the economic growth and productivity of natural resources employers
• Create green jobs for youth that deliver environmental outcomes and build a climate competitive economy
• Maximize labour force participation by youth across Canada

Testimonials

Watch testimonials from youth and employers for examples of how the program is investing in youth to kick-start careers in the natural resources sector.

What is a green job?

Eligible jobs must be in the natural resources sector, including in energy, forestry, mining and critical minerals, earth sciences, and clean technology.

A green job aims to protect the environment or delivers positive environmental outcomes in the natural resources sector. A green job can be further classified as follows:

• Professions that require environmental skills, knowledge, experience, or competencies to produce products or deliver services (e.g., architects and land use planners who incorporate sustainability into designs, air quality engineers, and scientific technicians)
• Professions that may not require direct environmental skills (e.g., construction or trades workers that apply knowledge of standard construction techniques while completing green projects, manufacturing production workers, and companies that produce environmental goods)
• Professions that support organizations in the natural resources sector (e.g., communications, marketing, administration, project management, engagement, sales, and business analysis)

Contact us

For general questions about the STIP – Green Jobs program, please email us at stip-psst@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.

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