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Indigenous Youth Work Exchange Program

  • Get an eight-week summer placement for up to three consecutive summers
  • Gain experience in natural resource management, obtain job skills and benefit from personal development
  • No set deadline for applications
  • Positions posted between the end of March and the end of June
  • During the posting period, also look for posted jobs at Ontario.ca/careers, and in places like Band offices and Friendship Centres
  • Indigenous Youth Work Exchange positions are recruited in partnership with Indigenous communities and organizations. Some positions offer accommodations.

Apprenticeships

  • Learn a skilled trade on the job
  • Find out how you qualify and apply to be an apprentice
  • Train in one of more than 150 skilled trades in Ontario
  • See also the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (grades 11 and 12)

Engineering Development Program

  • For recent civil and geotechnical engineering graduates
  • Help design and build Ontario’s roads and bridges
  • Get qualifying experience for an engineering licence and more senior work in the public service

Internship program at the Ministry of Natural Resources

  • A 12-month placement with the ministry in select fields (such as biology, forestry, human resources, policy)
  • Get work experience in your field, career development training and coaching
  • For recent graduates (within four years) of a recognized post-secondary institution
  • Internship positions will be posted on OPS Careers in the Spring

Ontario Disability Support Program Employment Supports

  • For people with disabilities
  • Become employment-ready
  • Get help to find a job, advance your career or start your own business

Ontario Internship Program

  • A paid internship program with the Ontario Public Service for individuals recently graduated with a degree, diploma or a post-graduate certificate
  • Gain invaluable work experience as you explore career opportunities in the public service
  • Choose to work in Information and Information Technology, Program Service Delivery, Business and Financial Planning, Human Resources, Communications, Labour Relations or Policy Development
  • The OIP offers diversity streams, including:
    • Ability Internship Stream
    • Black Internship Stream
    • Indigenous Internship Stream
  • Apply online from December to January

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (grades 11 and 12)

  • Get a co-op placement in a skilled trade (for example, electrical, hair styling)
  • Opportunities available to become a registered apprentice
  • To apply, speak to a Guidance, Cooperative Education or Technological Education teacher at your school

Starter Company Plus

  • An entrepreneurship program for Ontario people aged 18 to 29
  • Applicants must not be attending school full time
  • Get guidance, mentoring, business expertise and funding to start, grow, or buy a small business
  • To qualify for funding of up to $5,000, you need to be able to contribute at least 25% (in cash or in-kind) of the grant amount

Stewardship Youth Ranger Program (Rangers)

  • For youth who are 16 or 17 years old at time of hire but who are not turning 18 before December 31 of the program year
  • Work outdoors on natural resources projects in your own community (e.g. create wildlife habitat, study species at risk)
  • Get training and education (such as First Aid, species identification)
  • May earn two high school co-op credits
  • Duration: 8 weeks
  • Positions are posted on Ontario.ca/careers in March and April.

Stewardship Youth Ranger Program (Team Leads)

  • Apply to lead rangers during the summer
  • Work includes strenuous tasks outdoors, often over rough terrain and in adverse weather conditions
  • Positions are posted on Ontario.ca/careers as they become available between February and April. Deadlines vary.

Summer Company

  • Entrepreneurship program for students aged 15-29
  • Get $1,500 in start-up money to kick-off a new summer business
  • Up to an additional $1,500 when you successfully complete the program requirements
  • Receive advice and mentorship from local business leaders to help get the business up and running

Summer Employment Opportunities Program

  • Get a summer job with the Ontario Public Service
  • Supporting positions in a variety of fields (such as administration, business, environment, IT, Ontario Parks)
  • Work in an office, the outdoors or in unique locations (such as laboratories, travel information centres)
  • Duration: 7-18 concurrent weeks between May and Labour Day

TalentEdge Internship and Fellowship Program

  • Four-month paid internships for Ontario students currently in college or university (graduate or undergraduate), or who graduated within the last 3 years
  • Up to two 12-month paid fellowships available to Ontario residents with a doctoral degree
  • Opportunities to work on a collaborative, industry-driven research, development and commercialization project in your discipline or area of specialization

Transportation Technician Initiative (engineering tech graduates)

  • Get a full-time, permanent job with the Ministry of Transportation
  • Get 3 years of rotating assignments and work experience