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“This is a dream job. I get to play with kids outdoors all day long and I get to teach them how important it is to care for the world we share,” says Gulled Abdo Saleban, a 23-year-old youth leader whose Green Job has him working with Ottawa kids living in community housing who drop by local parks to learn about themselves and the world around them. The program is part of the Ottawa Forest & Nature School, which was…

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Check out these inspiring Green Jobs videos to see how youth across Canada are choosing green career paths that keep them working outside while having fun. Adam Danish is a Field Assistant who says studying grizzly bears for fRI Research in Hinton, Alberta is putting him on a “good career path.” “Imagine saving a whole forest,” is how Aiden Fortier, a Silviculture Intern at Ne-daa-kii-me-naan Inc. in Longlac, Ontario, describes silviculture. Breland Howard, is a summer student at Resolute Forest…

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As your summer starts to wind down, take a minute and think about how to maximize the benefits of your current Green Job with a plan to say goodbye and stay in touch. Green Jobs youth across Canada are looking to the fall and the next step in their careers. For many of you, September signals a return to school, the start of a new job or maybe some time to travel to see the rest of Canada and the…

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Green jobs are all about sustainability. But what about the long-term sustainability of green jobs themselves? Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) is working with employers, the federal government and other groups in an all-out effort to create job opportunities for youth and provide incentives to grow the next generation of leaders in forestry and conservation. Encouraging Canada’s youth to see a path to working in a sustainable green job was at the heart of a serious coffee-fuelled collaboration between…

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“I’m competing in my first bodybuilding contest this fall, and music is super important for my training. When I heard about the Spotify contest, I thought ‘Wow that cross-Canada Green Ride is hardcore!’ So, I decided ‘Strong’ by R3hab & KSHMR would be perfect to keep Zac motivated,” says contest winner Jacky Yip (@JackedJacky on Instagram). The PLT Canada Spotify context was launched in June to inspire green jobs youth to get outside and get Zac Wagman, PLT Canada’s Green…

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