Science Horizons Youth Internship Program: Success stories
In 2021-23, ECCC’s Science Horizons Youth Internship Program helped over 1900 young graduates per year across Canada obtain practical work experience in Canada’s green economy.
Read some of our interns’ success stories:
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| Title | Organizations | Delivery Agent | Regions | Interns | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Using agronomics to improve farm profitability and efficiency | Ag Grow Consulting Ltd. | BioTalent Canada | Saskatchewan | Mackenzie Wilson-Anderson | Farm Plants Agriculture |
| Cultivating land stewardship: Forest management and wildfire resiliency planning | B.A. Blackwell & Associates | United Nations Association in Canada | British Columbia | Agnieszka Duszynska | Forestry Wildfires Ecosystem restoration First Nations |
| Watershed conservation on PEI: Protecting species at risk and educating young ecologists | Bedeque Bay Environmental Management Association | Clean Foundation | Prince Edward Island | Jennifer Woods | Wildlife Watershed Conservation Species-at-risk |
| “The boots on the ground”: Internship supports a start-up to reduce fresh water use and produce clean discharge | Bioindustrial Innovation Canada | BioTalent Canada and ECO Canada | Ontario | Sajib Barua | Sustainable technologies Water Wastewater |
| Growing water resource management knowledge: Flood risk management, stormwater management and climate change adaptation | CBCL Ltd. | BioTalent Canada | Nova Scotia | Quinn Snook | Hydrology Flood risk management |
| Protecting public land and water in Alberta parks and wilderness areas | Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society | Clean Foundation | Alberta | Taylor Maton | Conservation Parks Nature |
| Engaging youth with ocean science at Halifax’s Discovery Centre | Discovery Centre | United Nations Association in Canada | Nova Scotia | Emma Snowdon | Ocean Climate change Aquatic species Water |
| Helping companies reduce their environmental impact and build sustainable spaces | Enliten Energy Services | ECO Canada | Ontario | Aman Sahota0 | GHG reduction Sustainability Green energy |
| Uniting science background with environmental software development: quantifying environmental impacts | ERA Environmental Management Solutions Inc. | BioTalent Canada | Quebec | Florence Victoria | Software development Environment impacts |
| Recent graduate works on prototype to convert electronic waste into valuable bioproducts at Quebec start-up | GreeNovel Inc. | ECO Canada | Quebec | Yulin Hu | Waste management |
| Designing machines to remove plastics from beaches | Hoola One Technologies | ECO Canada and the United Nations Association in Canada | Quebec | Jean-Félix Tremblay | Plastic pollution |
| “Interpreters and gatherers of science”: Working on multidisciplinary environmental projects | Keefer Ecological Services Ltd. | BioTalent Canada | British Columbia | Emma Cooke | Wildlife Indigenous Plants Climate change |
| An ecologist at work: Monitoring surface water and species-at-risk in Southern Ontario | LGL Limited | BioTalent Canada | Ontario | Bridgette Pilon | Water quality Wastewater Wildlife Species-at-risk |
| Speeding up data collection to aid in regulatory compliance | Nimonik Inc. | ECO Canada | Quebec | Shizrah Hasnain | Regulations |
| From the ocean to the plate: Increasing Quebec business awareness of sustainable seafood practices | Ocean Wise | ECO Canada | British Columbia | Kayla Menu-Courey | Conservation Ocean Sustainability |
| “A geomorphological marvel”: Science Horizons intern champions programs to bring back life to the Petitcodiac River’s watershed | Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance | Clean Foundation | New Brunswick | Brittany Cormier | Water quality monitoring Watershed Biodiversity Conservation |
| Catalyzing the building industry to be greener | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology | Clean Foundation | Alberta | Hayley Puppato | Green industries Sustainability |
| Maintaining wildlife conservation during pandemic | Scales Nature Park | Clean Foundation | Ontario | Anthony Amsel | Conservation Wildlife |
| Promoting sustainable energy and empowering young activists | Student Energy | ECO Canada | British Columbia | Shakti Ramkumar | Sustainable energy |
| Groundwater monitoring at a Klondike Gold Rush railroad fueling station | Tetra Tech Canada | ECO Canada | Yukon | Kristina Schmidt | Groundwater |
| New environmental scientists: Field work during the COVID-19 pandemic | Trace Associates Inc. | BioTalent Canada | Alberta | Adam Janzen Anne Neumann |
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| Coralling water treatment plant data: Internship an important catalyst | University of Saskatchewan | Colleges and Institutes Canada | Saskatchewan | Anthony Baron | Water |
| Permaculture certification: An avenue for resilient living and land use | Verge Permaculture | Colleges and Institutes Canada | Alberta | Ben Dunn | Renewable energy Permaculture |
| Future stewards of the land: Connecting new Canadian youth with nature | Wildlands League | ECO Canada | Ontario | Eugenia Kwok | Conservation Watershed |
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