Government of Canada jobs for Indigenous students and graduates

• Federal Student Work Experience Program

  Open year-round to high school and post-secondary students. Get valuable and meaningful experience working for the top student employer in Canada! Explore hundreds of career paths and thousands of jobs. Successful applicants who have self-declared can access Indigenous Student Employment Opportunity benefits, including support, training, mentoring and networking opportunities.

• 2023-2024 Indigenous Student Employment Program in Ottawa

  The Canada Revenue Agency is looking for Canadian Indigenous students enrolled in full-time studies within a recognized Canadian postsecondary institution. This is an inventory to fill future vacancies in various areas: accounting and audit, finance, statistics, and economics, communications and translation, office administration and project management, business administration, law, and data analysis, political sciences, human resources, and social sciences, social media and graphic design. Deadline to apply: March 31, 2024.

• 2023-2024 Indigenous Student Employment Program in the Province of Quebec

  The Canada Revenue Agency is looking for Indigenous students enrolled in full-time studies to fill a variety of stimulating and rewarding positions. You must live and/or go to school in the administrative regions of Quebec. The Canada Revenue Agency wants to fill positions in several fields: accounting, verification, finances and taxation, Human Resources, Revenue Collections, Call centre, Information Technology, Communications, Office Technology. You will be exposed to different programs and career opportunities within the Canada Revenue Agency or could permanently be bridged. Deadline to apply: March 31, 2024.

• Coordinator, Construction Services (Indigenous Youth Employment Opportunity) with Defence Construction Canada in Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba

  Are you a student interested in the construction management field? Are you excited by the prospect of supporting infrastructure and environmental projects at one of Canada’s military bases in Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba?  We are looking for Indigenous students in the construction management, engineering, environment, and project management field who have strong critical thinking, writing, and interpersonal skills to join one of our site office teams. Deadline to apply: March 31, 2024.

• Treaty Pay Summer Job for Indigenous Students (Summer 2024)

  Are you a full-time Indigenous post-secondary student? Join and gain experience within the Federal Government as a Treaty Annuity Payment student this summer. You will have the unique opportunity to travel to First Nations across Canada (Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario) and be actively involved in the Treaty relationship between Indigenous people and the Crown. Every year Indigenous Services Canada employees distribute payments on a national basis to persons who are registered under the Indian Act and members of a First Nation that signed a specific historic treaty with the Crown. Deadline to apply: April 2, 2024.

• Summer Training Programs at the Department of National Defence

  The Canadian Armed Forces offer unique educational programs and entry plans for Indigenous Peoples. By joining one of their programs, you get to experience the Canadian Armed Forces lifestyle while all expenses are covered. Deadline to apply: April 30, 2024.

• Student Guide Program in France (Fall 2024)

  Veterans Affairs Canada hires Canadian students year-round as guides at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial and the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial in northern France. You'll explain Canadian military history, answer questions and provide interpretive information about the preserved battlefields and underground tunnels. Deadline to apply: May 13, 2024.

• Inuksugait Resume Inventory

  Are you an Inuk enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement? Interested in making a difference in Nunavut? Apply to this recruitment inventory, which matches Nunavut Inuit with job opportunities offered by Government of Canada departments and agencies across Nunavut! Applicants with all levels of experience and education are encouraged to apply, as many training opportunities are available. If you would like help applying, contact Pilimmaksaivik, (the Federal Centre of Excellence for Inuit Employment in Nunavut), at Pilimmaksaivik@cannor.gc.ca or at 1-833-836-3547. Deadline to apply: January 27, 2025.

• Student Employment Program at the National Research Council Canada

  The National Research Council of Canada is the Government of Canada’s largest research organization supporting industrial innovation, the advancement of knowledge and technology development. Contribute to interesting projects in an environment where teamwork, initiative and creativity are nurtured. Positions are offered across Canada. Apply now!

• Aboriginal Student Employment Program at Health Canada

  The Aboriginal Student Employment Program is open to First Nations, Métis and Inuit students looking to expand their job skills. The program provides practical employment in their field of study.

• Research Affiliate Program

  Open year-round to post-secondary students looking to gain federal public service experience while conducting innovative research.

• Student Jobs and Paid Internships at Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Canadian Coast Guard

  Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard regularly hire high school, cégep, college and university students. Apply now for year-round opportunities in Quebec.

• Natural Resources Canada's Student Re-Hire and Bridging Inventory

  This inventory is intended to connect hiring managers with students and graduates who have worked for the public service, with the goal of re-hiring them as a student, a casual employee or using the student bridging mechanism to hire them as an indeterminate or term employee.

• Student Bridging Portal of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Canadian Coast Guard

  This portal is unique to Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard and allows soon-to-be graduates to submit their résumé without applying to a specific job.

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