Paid Employment, Training & Internships

Science Horizons Internship Program

Placing young Canadians in roles in the clean economy.

The Science Horizons Internship Program provides employment opportunities for graduates aged 15 to 30 in the clean economy. Program wage subsidies help Canadian employers in relevant sectors hire the qualified professionals they need to grow, innovate and help combat climate change.

As a delivery agent for the Science Horizons Internship Program, Clean Foundation will subsidize:

  • Up to 80 per cent of an intern’s salary to a maximum of $25,000 for youth from employment equity groups; and
  • 50 per cent to a maximum of $25,000 for qualified, job-ready youth.

Become an employer

Subsidize your next hire through Science Horizons and get quality, job-ready candidates.

Become an intern

Register today to gain access to our national job board with Canada-wide opportunities in the clean economy.

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periods and deadlines for the Science Horizons Internship Program.  

Through the Science Horizons Internship program, Clean Foundation has funded…

Dollars in wage subsidies and incentives

Employment opportunities

%

of interns identified as a member of at least one employment equity group

“Clean Foundation is such a vital and essentail resource and support for our work to save the environment and to connect people with nature, as well as to develop skills in youth and support staff retention. Clean also provides invaluable capacity, without which we would have a significantly smaller impact.”

Leora Berman

Founder and COO, The Land Between

“I think the Science Horizons program is an amazing opportunity allowing early career environmental professionals to take the first step into the green job market in Canada. It certainly allowed me to do so as a newcomer!”

Priscilla Costa dos Santos

Nature Canada

“I am very glad to have had this experience, it gave me so many transferable skills and improved as well as expanded my skill set.”

Randy Pitawanakwat

Pisces Research Project Management Inc.

Contact us

To learn more about the Science Horizons Internship Program, email:

The Science Horizons Internship Program is supported by:

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