MiHR's Green Jobs Program

What is a Green Job?

A Green Job refers to a position within an organization that aims to protect the environment or involves processes with positive environmental outcomes.

Positions that qualify for a wage subsidy are:

• Full-time, paid internships that provide relevant and meaningful experience in natural resource sectors under the supervision of experienced staff who act as mentors/coaches throughout the internship;
• Between 6 to 12 months in duration;
• In the science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) fields;
• Related to processes with positive environmental outcomes that aim to protect the environment, and;
• Aligns with green economic sectors or industries, or supports innovation and the use of green technologies and processes in the natural resources sectors

Qualifying organizations

MiHR will contribute up to 50% of an intern’s salary, to a maximum of $12,000. Eligible employers must have an established payroll system, a well-developed training plan, and a process for supervising and mentoring interns.

The organization applying must be Canadian-owned or a Canadian subsidiary, and in one of the following categories:

• Small, medium or large companies involved in the mining or mineral exploration sector;
• Post-secondary educational institution, or;
• Not-for profit organization.

Eligibility criteria for interns

• Graduates from a post-secondary program;
• Between the ages of 18-30 (inclusive) at the start of the internship;
• Canadian citizens, permanent residents or persons granted refugee status in Canada;
• Legally allowed to work according to the relevant provincial, territorial and Canadian regulations;
• Not receiving employment insurance (EI) during their internship;
• Available to work full-time for at least 6 months, and;
• First time recipients of funding through the Youth Employment Strategy (YES).

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