Venture for Canada

Are you interested in entrepreneurship/intrapreneurship? Venture for Canada connects students to paid internships with startups and small businesses across Canada. As an intern, you’ll work directly with founders and small teams. This program is ideal if you’re curious about entrepreneurship, want hands-on experience, and are looking for strong exposure to entrepreneurship and innovation

Riipen Level UP

Riipen’s Level UP program connects students to short-term remote internships where you will build skills and get paid $1400. With Level UP, students grow their skills and portfolios by working on real projects with real impact. At the same time, employers gain new ideas and thoughtful input that help their organizations level up.

This opportunity is good for a wide range of fields, including business, marketing, data, tech, design, and more, making this a flexible option alongside classes or other commitments.

Riipen FuturePath

Strengthen your resume with FuturePath! You can use Riipen’s FuturePath to complete real projects hosted by employers across Canada. These are short-term, skilled-focused projects that allow you to apply your knowledge and gain practical experience.

Riipen Advance Ontario

This program is open to Ontario College and University students. Through Advance Ontario, you can take on employer led projects in high growth fields such as tech and marketing. These internships can be completed in 2-8 weeks: 60 hours of work for diverse students to build skills and earn $1400.

Colleges & Institutes Canada Virtu-WIL

Virtu-WIL offers healthcare students in nursing, medical laboratory technologies, paramedicine, sonography, and respiratory therapy with access to new, innovative work-integrated learning opportunities through virtual simulations.

Magnet

Keep this bookmarked! Magnet can connect you with paid work placements and short-term opportunities. Many of these opportunities are supported through wage subsidy programs, which means employers are actively looking to hire students.

You can browse roles by industry, location, or work type and apply directly through the platform. Tip for students: Use filters like “Student,” or  “Entry-level” to quickly find roles that match your experience.

UCalgary Experience Ventures

Calgary students, check this out! Experience Ventures offers entrepreneurial and innovation-focused projects where students work with startups and organizations on real initiatives. These structured opportunities enable you to apply your academic skills to real-world challenges and develop future-ready skills, such as problem-solving and creativity. Placements can include challenges, projects and teamwork.