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Science and Technology Internship Program: 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.

Offered by Natural Resources Canada

Amount

No fixed amount

Quick eligibility check

Years in business
No minimum stated
Employees
No limit stated
Revenue
No limit stated
Legal structure
No requirement stated
Location
Anywhere in Canada

Who can apply

  1. Eligible employers across Canada
  2. To hire, train, and mentor youth (aged 15-30) in the natural resources sector
  3. Employers and youth must apply directly through a STIP – Green Jobs Delivery Organization
  4. Eligible jobs must be in the natural resources sector, including in energy, forestry, mining and critical minerals, earth sciences, and clean technology
  5. A green job aims to protect the environment or delivers positive environmental outcomes in the natural resources sector
  6. 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)

About the funding

STIP – Green Jobs funds Canadian employers to hire youth (15–30) for green jobs in the natural resources

sector

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