Funding for Employers
We offer a 50% or 80% wage match, with up to $32,000 CAD in reimbursements, to employers hiring youth aged 15-30 into Green Jobs. A Green Job is one that supports nature-based solutions for a more sustainable planet. Green jobs are typically involved in, but not limited to, jobs in the forest sector, parks, conservation, natural resource management, environmental education, sustainable food systems, climate change, carbon sequestration, species maintenance and recovery, water quality and quantity, and more. See some examples of Green Jobs below.
Indigenous communities, businesses, and non-profits are also eligible!
How to Register for an Employer Account
How to Create a Job Posting and Apply for Funding
How to View Applicants and Fill a Job Posting
How to Submit Proof of Wages
Register now to apply for funding
Eligibility
- Green Jobs are considered positions that support nature-based solutions for a more sustainable planet. See some examples of Green Jobs below.
- The job must be a new job—the funding must be used to help your organization hire more youth than normal.
- The work experience must last between 2-20 weeks (some exceptions apply).
- Work experience must take place in Canada.
What employers are saying
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I hope that the program is around next summer! I will take full advantage if it is. Ted Cheskey, Nature Canada -
Thank you so much for approving our grant requests. The funds will make a huge difference in helping our organization continue to deliver exceptional environmental education to youth. Lindsay Bell-Etkin, Evans Lake Forest Education Society
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Easy to administer, and terrific for giving students access to paid internships in their field. I also encouraged a number of our collaborators to apply for funding […] so our students really benefited from this. Sally Krigstin, University of Toronto
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We are so happy to have our “green job” employees on board! This funding has been instrumental in allowing us to continue work on our properties this year. Jennifer Bonsall, Mattagami Region Conservation Authority
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Thanks so much for the support! It is safe to say we would not be able to deliver OYEP without the support from PLT/SFI – thank you! Sarah Ambroziak, Outland Youth Employment Program
Registration
You must register as a Green Jobs employer before you can apply for the 50% wage match and start searching for job candidates.
Examples of Green Jobs
Silviculture, Forest Conservation and Research
- Forester
- Forest fire researcher
- Forest fuels worker
- Forest health technician
- Forest insects technician
- Forestry planner
- Forestry researcher
- Forest reclamation technologist
- Silviculture technician/supervisor
- Tree care specialist
- Urban forester
Forest Products Operations
- Mill worker
- Paper technologist
- Engineer
- Millwright
- Mechanic
- Scaler
- Sustainability coordinator
- Communications
- Technological innovation
Indigenous Forest Based Programs
- Archaeologist/heritage specialist
- Indigenous knowledge coordinator
- Special sites coordinator
- Traditional plant use technician
Soil Conservation and Research
- Agrology technologist
- Environmental monitoring technician
- Soils surveyor
Jobs within Provincial / Territorial Parks
- Trail and campground maintenance
- Community engagement
- Indigenous relations
- Field work
- Parks operations
- Invasive species management
- Interpretation
- Data entry and statistics
- Administrative support
- Resource management
- Visitor services
- Natural heritage education
- Reforestation
- Park accessibility auditor
Recreation and Interpretation
- Community engagement specialist
- Forests interpreter
- Knowledge exchange specialist
- GIS technician
- Outdoors educator/facilitator
- Park interpreter
- Parks guide
- Recreation technician/specialist (e.g., facilities development & maintenance)
- Stewardship youth ranger
- Trails developers (e.g., biking/hiking/skiing trails)
- Visual landscape technician
Water Conservation and Research
- Aquatic environmental technician
- Fisheries biologist/technician
- Hydrologists
- Watershed management technician
Climate Change
- Climate change researcher
- Citizen scientist
- Carbon modeler
- Climate change educator
Ecosystem and Wildlife Management
- Biodiversity specialist
- Conservation biologist
- Invasive species management
- Land reclamation technician
- Native plant specialist
- Nursery/orchard technician
- Remediation technician
- Wildlife biologist/technician
