International Youth Internship Program (IYIP)
The International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) is part of the Government of Canada's Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.
It offers Canadian youth the opportunity to:
- gain professional experience abroad in the field of international development; and
- to acquire skills that will prepare them for future employment or further their studies.
Internships are offered through different Canadian partner organizations across 45 countries. Applicants can choose from a variety of sectors, such as:
- Gender Equality
- Communications
- Education
- Human Rights
- Social Services
- Law
- Agriculture
- Marketing
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
- Environment
- Small Business Development
Internships last a minimum of six months and include pre-departure and re-integration training. In addition to starting an exciting career path, interns will contribute to poverty reduction and help to advance Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy. In order to qualify, Canadian youth must be:
- between the ages of 19 to 30;
- post-secondary graduates, graduates of a degree or diploma program in a university, college, post-secondary school of technology, post-secondary institute or a CEGEP (general and vocational college).
For the 2018-2022 period, IYIP internships are offered through the following Canadian partner organizations:
- Alternatives
- Bow Valley College
- Carrefour de solidarité internationale (only available in French)
- Centre de solidarité internationale du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Inc. (only available in French)
- Éducation internationale
- Mer et Monde (only available in French)
- L'AMIE (only available in French)
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
- SUCO
- The Canadian Bar Association
- United Nations Association in Canada
- Youth Challenge International
Related links
- Video - Ontario Interns, Northern Council for Global Cooperation (NCGC)
- Video - ACIC IYIP Program 2016, Atlantic Council for International Cooperation
- Video - La coopération internationale au service du développement professionnel, Centre de solidarité CSI-SLSJ (only available in French)
- Video - Stéphanie a les pieds sur terre avec SUCO!, SUCO Solidarité Union Coopération (only available in French)
Find out which organizations are recruiting in your country of interest
Click on a country to see which organizations are currently working there.
Asia
Cambodia
Organizations currently working in country: Marine Institute of Memorial University
Internship sector(s): Human rights; Civilian peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution; Employment policy and administrative management; Environmental policy and administrative management
Organizations currently working in country: United Nations Association in Canada
Internship sector(s): Environmental education/ training; Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Education policy and administrative management; Vocational training; Higher education
Indonesia
Organizations currently working in country: United Nations Association in Canada
Internship sector(s): Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Environmental policy and administrative management; Urban development and management; Rural development
Kyrgyzstan
Organizations currently working in country: Canadian Bar Association
Internship sector(s): Legal and judicial development; Human right's; Women’s equality organisations and institutions
Laos
Organizations currently working in country: United Nations Association in Canada
Internship sector(s): Anti-corruption organisations and institutions; Legal and judicial development; Democratic participation and civil society
Malaysia
Organizations currently working in country: Alternatives
Internship sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society; Media and free flow of information; Information and communication technology (ICT)
Myanmar
Organizations currently working in country: Canadian Bar Association
Internship sector(s): Legal and judicial development; Human right's; Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Democratic participation and civil society
Philippines
Organizations currently working in country: Alternatives
Internship sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society; Media and free flow of information; Information and communication technology (ICT)
Organizations currently working in country: Marine Institute of Memorial University
Internship sector(s): Bio-diversity; Environmental education/ training; Environmental research; Women’s equality organisations and institutions
Sri Lanka
Organizations currently working in country: Alternatives
Internship sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society; Media and free flow of information; Information and communication technology (ICT)
Thailand
Organizations currently working in country: United Nations Association in Canada
Internship sector(s): Educational research; Health education; Anti-corruption organisations and institutions; Human rights
Organizations currently working in country: Youth Challenge International
Internship sector(s): Vocational training; Basic life skills for youth and adults
Vietnam
Organizations currently working in country: Marine Institute of Memorial University
Internship sector(s): Environmental education/ training; Environmental research; Agro-industries; Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Education policy and administrative management; Basic life skills for youth and adults; Vocational training; Higher education
Organizations currently working in country: Canadian Bar Association
Internship sector(s): Legal and judicial development; Human right's; Women’s equality organisations and institutions
Europe
Bosnie and Herzegovina
Organizations currently working in country: Alternatives
Internship sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society; Media and free flow of information; Information and communication technology (ICT)
Serbia
Organizations currently working in country: Canadian Bar Association
Internship sector(s): Legal and judicial development; Human right's; Women’s equality organisations and institutions
Ukraine
Organizations currently working in country: Canadian Bar Association
Internship sector(s): Legal and judicial development; Human right's; Democratic participation and civil society
Organizations currently working in country: United Nations Association in Canada
Internship sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society; Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Decentralisation and support to subnational government; Anti-corruption organisations and institutions
Latin America and the Caribbean:
Antigua and Barbuda
Organizations currently working in country: Bow Valley College
Internship sector(s): Early childhood education
Belize
Organizations currently working in country: Marine Institute of Memorial University
Internship sector(s): Water resources conservation (including data collection); Fishing policy and administrative management; Tourism policy and administrative management; Bio-diversity; Environmental policy and administrative management; Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Environmental research
Bolivia
Organizations currently working in country: L'AMIE (only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Basic life skills for youth and adults
Colombia
Organizations currently working in country: Alternatives
Internship sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society; Media and free flow of information; Information and communication technology (ICT)
Organizations currently working in country: Centre de solidarité internationale du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (website only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Mineral/mining policy and administrative management; Agricultural education/training; Education policy and administrative management
Organizations currently working in country: United Nations Association in Canada
Internship sector(s): Civilian peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution; Human rights; Energy generation, renewable sources – multiple technologies; Rural development
Costa Rica
Organizations currently working in country: Alternatives
Internship sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society; Media and free flow of information; Information and communication technology (ICT)
Dominica
Organizations currently working in country: Bow Valley College
Internship sector(s): Education policy and administrative management
Dominican Rep.
Organizations currently working in country: Carrefour de solidarité internationale (website only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Agricultural research; Site preservation; Rural development
Ecuador
Organizations currently working in country: Centre de solidarité internationale du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (website only available in french)
Internship sector(s): Health education; Social/welfare services; Agricultural development; Environmental education/ training
Guatemala
Organizations currently working in country: Bow Valley College
Internship sector(s): Early childhood education
Guyana
Organizations currently working in country: Canadian Bar Association
Internship sector(s): Legal and judicial development; Human right's; Women’s equality organisations and institutions
Haiti
Organizations currently working in country: Carrefour de solidarité internationale (website only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Agricultural research; Agricultural co-operatives
Organizations currently working in country: SUCO
Internship sector(s): Environmental policy and administrative management; Communications policy and administrative management; Food crop production; Agricultural financial services
Honduras
Organizations currently working in country: L'AMIE (website only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Basic life skills for youth and adults
Organizations currently working in country: SUCO
Internship sector(s): Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Health education; Information and communication technology (ICT); Agricultural policy and administrative management; Agricultural development; Food crop production; Livestock
Jamaica
Organizations currently working in country: Bow Valley College
Internship sector(s): Basic life skills for youth and adults; Women’s equality organisations and institutions
Organizations currently working in country: Education internationale
Internship sector(s): Promotion of development awareness
Nicaragua
Organizations currently working in country: Carrefour de solidarité internationale (website only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Agricultural research; Site preservation; Rural development
Organizations currently working in country: Mer et Monde (website only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Basic health care; Early childhood education; Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Social/welfare services; Agricultural education/training; Agricultural co-operatives; Mineral/mining policy and administrative management
Organizations currently working in country: L'AMIE (website only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Basic life skills for youth and adults
Peru
Organizations currently working in country: Bow Valley College
Internship sector(s): Health education
Organizations currently working in country: Carrefour de solidarité internationale (website only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Basic nutrition; Family planning; Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Democratic participation and civil society; Human rights; Information and communication technology (ICT)
Organizations currently working in country: Education internationale
Internship sector(s): Promotion of development awareness
Middle East and North Africa
Jordan
Organizations currently working in country: Youth Challenge International
Internship sector(s): Vocational training; Basic life skills for youth and adults
Tunisia
Organizations currently working in country: Alternatives
Internship sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society; Media and free flow of information; Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Information and communication technology (ICT)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Burkina Faso
Organizations currently working in country: Centre de solidarité internationale du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (website only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Basic life skills for youth and adults; Agricultural development
Organizations currently working in country: SUCO
Internship sector(s): Early childhood education; Health education; Social/welfare services; Social mitigation of HIV/AIDS; Agricultural development; Environmental education/ training
Cameroon
Organizations currently working in country: Alternatives
Internship sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society; Media and free flow of information; Education facilities and training
Djibouti
Organizations currently working in country: Youth Challenge International
Internship sector(s): Vocational training; Basic life skills for youth and adults
Ethiopia
Organizations currently working in country: Bow Valley College
Internship sector(s): Education policy and administrative management
Organizations currently working in country: Youth Challenge International
Internship sector(s): Vocational training; Basic life skills for youth and adults
Gabon
Organizations currently working in country: Youth Challenge International
Internship sector(s): Vocational training; Basic life skills for youth and adults
Gambia
Organizations currently working in country: Youth Challenge International
Internship sector(s): Vocational training; Basic life skills for youth and adults
Ghana
Organizations currently working in country: United Nations Association in Canada
Internship sector(s): Communications policy and administrative management; Anti-corruption organisations and institutions
Organizations currently working in country: Youth Challenge International
Internship sector(s): Vocational training; Basic life skills for youth and adults
Kenya
Organizations currently working in country: Bow Valley College
Internship sector(s): Education policy and administrative management; Basic life skills for youth and adults; Secondary education; Social mitigation of HIV/AIDS
Organizations currently working in country: Canadian Bar Association
Internship sector(s): Legal and judicial development; Human right's; Women’s equality organisations and institutions
Liberia
Organizations currently working in country: Youth Challenge International
Internship sector(s): Vocational training; Basic life skills for youth and adults
Madagascar
Organizations currently working in country: L'AMIE (website only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Basic life skills for youth and adults
Organizations currently working in country: Canadian Bar Association
Internship sector(s): Legal and judicial development; Democratic participation and civil society; Environmental policy and administrative management
Namibia
Organizations currently working in country: Canadian Bar Association
Internship sector(s): Legal and judicial development; Human right's; Women’s equality organisations and institutions
Rwanda
Organizations currently working in country: Bow Valley College
Internship sector(s): Education policy and administrative management
Organizations currently working in country: L'AMIE (website only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Basic life skills for youth and adults
Organizations currently working in country: United Nations Association in Canada
Internship sector(s): Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development; Employment policy and administrative management; Civilian peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution; Decentralisation and support to subnational government
Senegal
Organizations currently working in country: Carrefour de solidarité internationale (website only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Agricultural co-operatives; Democratic participation and civil society
Organizations currently working in country: Centre de solidarité internationale du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (website only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Social/welfare services; Business support services and institutions; Environmental education/ training; Rural development
Organizations currently working in country: Mer et Monde (website only available in French)
Internship sector(s): Teacher training; Basic life skills for youth and adults; Early childhood education; Basic health care; Basic nutrition; Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Social/welfare services; Culture and recreation; Agricultural education/training; Agricultural co-operatives; Environmental education/ training
Organizations currently working in country: SUCO
Internship sector(s): Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Environmental policy and administrative management; Agricultural policy and administrative management; Food crop production; Agricultural development; Livestock; Waste management / disposal; Basic nutrition
Organizations currently working in country: Youth Challenge International
Internship sector(s): Vocational training; Basic life skills for youth and adults
South Africa
Organizations currently working in country: Alternatives
Internship sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society; Media and free flow of information; Information and communication technology (ICT)
Organizations currently working in country: Canadian Bar Association
Internship sector(s): Legal and judicial development; Human right's; Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Democratic participation and civil society; Environmental policy and administrative management
Tanzania
Organizations currently working in country: Bow Valley College
Internship sector(s): Education policy and administrative management; Basic life skills for youth and adults
Organizations currently working in country: Marine Institute of Memorial University
Internship sector(s): Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Bio-diversity; Environmental research; Environmental policy and administrative management; Fishery research; Fishery development; Fishing policy and administrative management
Uganda
Organizations currently working in country: Alternatives
Internship sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society; Media and free flow of information; Women’s equality organisations and institutions; Information and communication technology (ICT)
Zimbabwe
Organizations currently working in country: United Nations Association in Canada
Internship sector(s): Educational research; Agricultural policy and administrative management; Energy generation, renewable sources – multiple technologies; Communications policy and administrative management
