Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage
This program supports several types of internships, including:
- Internships in Canada in:
- Heritage fields related to working in a museum, archives, library or heritage site (24)
- Conservation sciences (2)
- Arts administration or an arts practice project (20)
- Internships abroad in:
- Museology (4)
Your organization is eligible if it is:
- an incorporated, non-profit organization in Canada with a heritage mandate, such as a museum, archives, library, cultural centre. historical society, heritage site*, or natural history centre with a collection (such as a zoo, botanical garden or herbarium**);
- an educational or cultural institution that has distinct objectives, programs and budget related to heritage;
- a non-profit organization, under a provincial, territorial, regional or municipal government, that has distinct objectives, programs and budget related to heritage;
- a professional heritage service organization;
- an Aboriginal regional government or governing body (band/tribal council) and/or Aboriginal organization with a mandate to preserve and support Aboriginal heritage; and
- stable and financially healthy.
*A "Heritage site" includes monuments, architectural heritage, historic and archaeological sites or elements or structures of an archaeological nature, which have a historical, aesthetic, ethnological or anthropological value.
**NOTE: Naturally-occurring landscapes and related nature conservation organizations are not eligible under this program. (Please consult the Environment Canada website at www.ec.gc.ca for alternative programs, such as the Science Horizon Youth Internship Program)."
If you apply to the Cultural Human Resource Council (CHRC), your project must
- have an arts administration or an arts practice dimension
Your organization is not eligible if it is:
- a federal department, federal agency or a Crown Corporation*;
- a provincial or territorial government department; or
- for-profit.
*Note: Incorporated, non-profit heritage organizations in Canada with a mandate in support of a federal entity may be eligible if they are operationally independent of the federal entity and will be the employer of a student or an intern.
Your advantage:
- access to a pool of young talented candidates dedicated to creating a better understanding and appreciation of Canada and its rich cultural heritage
Graduates' objectives:
- to make the transition from college or university to the workplace to hone their professional skills and begin a career in the heritage, arts and cultural sectors
Number of positions:
- up to 70
Duration:
- 4 to 12 consecutive months
- 30 to 40 hours per week
Contractual Terms & Conditions for Employers
Selection Criteria for Canadian Internships
