Clean Foundation – Green Jobs

ByMaurice

Description:

The Green Jobs Internship Program, generously funded by Natural Resources Canada, is a wage subsidy initiative that places Canadians in roles in the natural resources sectors, including energy, forestry, mining, and earth sciences.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is a wage subsidy of up to $20,000 per intern hired, or up to $25,000 for youth hired who are furthest from employment (include Indigenous Youth, placements in Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, rural communities, and remote communities).
Clean Foundation will subsidize up to 80% of each intern’s salary.

Eligibility:

Employers must be:

  • legal entities incorporated or registered in Canada, including for-profit and not-for-profit organizations;
  • Indigenous organizations and groups;
  • provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments and their departments and agencies.

Interns must:

  • be between 15 and 30 years old at the start of the internship;
  • be eligible to work in Canada;
  • be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or have refugee status;
  • not be enrolled in school at the time of the application.

Applications Steps:

Documentation Needed:

Employers must submit a Job Description Document, if they have one.

Other Things to Note:

Natural Resources Sectors (Energy, Mining, Forestry, Earth Sciences). The program is funded through Natural Resources Canada, Science and Technology (S&T) Internship Program – Green Jobs.

Program Contact:

Green Jobs/Emplois verts

About the author

Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Ontario to identify and maximize government grants to grow their business. Click here to learn more about Moe’s background and how he can help your business.

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