Get help finding a youth or student job
If you’re a young person or student looking for a job, you can get help through these programs – regardless of your background or circumstances.
Contact Employment Ontario
Get free support to write your resume, prepare for interviews, and find a job. You can contact Employment Ontario by:
- contactEO@ontario.ca
Chat with us live, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET
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
Updated: March 03, 2025
Published: April 01, 2016