Up to $30,000 is available to cover 75% of an intern’s salary. Employers must establish an employment contract with interns, and they must be paid following a regular payment cycle.

For employers hiring job ready youth, up to $20,000 is available to cover 75% of the intern’s salary.

For employers hiring youth facing barriers to employment can receive up to $24,000 to cover 75% of an intern’s salary. Youth facing barriers to employment includes:

• Women
• Racialized youth

For employers hiring youth furthest from employment can receive up to $30,000 to cover 75% of an intern’s salary. Youth furthest from employment includes:

• Indigenous youth
• Youth living with disabilities
• Youth living in Northern and remote communities

Reimbursement will be dispersed midway and at the end of the internship when the required documentation, including intern paystubs, is submitted.

Funding cannot be used:

• For positions receiving a Science and Technology Internship grant from another program delivery partner.
• For currently filled positions
• To replace an employee who is on leave
• For a current employee moving to a new position

Here is what to expect when submitting your application:

• The Career Launcher team will review all applications on an ongoing basis.
• Employers will be notified of their application status approximately 2-3 weeks after submission.
• Employers whose applications will be pre-approved for funding will have approximately 2 weeks to complete the remainder of the application process if they have an intern selected. If recruitment is required, they will have 5 weeks to recruit an intern and 2 weeks to complete the rest of the process. Specific deadlines will be provided in the pre-approval email.

Internships will be selected for pre-approval based on:

• Alignment with the STIP-Green Jobs program objectives to enhance the employability skills of young workers, advance Canada’s climate change goals and integrate sustainable development principles within natural resources sectors.
• Creation of an employment opportunity for youth furthest from employment, especially Indigenous youth, youth living with disabilities and youth living in Northern or remote communities
• Strength of the position and its alignment with a natural resources sector: earth sciences, energy (including clean energy), forestry, and mining
• Natural resources sector representation – we seek a fair disbursement of funds for positions across all the natural resources sectors
• Geographical representation – we seek a fair disbursement of funds across Canada
• Strength of the position and its alignment with the SDGs.

Eligible employers must have an established payroll system, be set up to receive payments by direct deposit, have a process for supervising and mentoring interns, and be a Canadian company or subsidiary in one of the following categories:

• Post-secondary education institution
• Indigenous organization or association
• Small- or medium-sized enterprise (SME), less than 500 employees
• Large corporation, more than 500 employees
• Non-government organization (NGO)
• Not-for-profit organization
• Municipal or local government
• Provincial or territorial government, institution, agency or Crown corporation

Eligible internships are:

• Up to 10 months (44 weeks) in duration, and ending by January 31, 2025
• Full-time or part-time
• In a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM), trades or other specialized fields
• Meaningful work experience within a natural resource sector*
• Green jobs that aim to protect the environment or advance processes with positive environmental outcomes

*Natural resources sectors include: earth sciences, energy (including clean energy), forestry, and mining

Example of eligible internships:

• Community coordinator contributing to climate adaptation initiatives and education
• Field technician working in environmental sustainability within the forestry sector
• Education officer improving understanding of potential impacts of oil, gas and forestry development in order to inform industrial planning
• Land use planner who incorporates sustainability into designs
• Construction or trades worker that applies knowledge of standard construction techniques while completing green projects
• Legal advisor working on environmental land assessments for natural resources extraction
• Wind energy technologist designing and implementing wind energy systems
• Business analyst researching local environmental and economic impacts of natural resources sectors
• Conservation officer monitoring impacts on wildlife as a result of the forestry sector
• Environmental technologist monitoring soil and vegetation as part of a land reclamation process
• Manufacturing production worker at a company that produce environmental goods

Eligible interns are:

• Between the ages of 15-30 (inclusive) at the start of the internship
• Canadian citizens, permanent residents or persons granted refugee status in Canada*
• Legally allowed to work according to the relevant provincial and Canadian legislation and regulations
• Available to work up to 10 months

Cannot be:

• Previous participants of a Science and Technology Internship Program
• Employees of the hiring employer prior to the start of their internship (does not apply to previous coop students or student interns, although this must be clearly indicated by the employer)

*Refugee protection must be conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Persons awaiting refugee status, as well as those who hold a temporary visitor visa, student visa or work visa, are ineligible to participate in a Youth Employment Strategy initiative.