Youth Opportunities

Over the past 85 years, we have collaborated with many amazing Canadian organizations that also offer great opportunities for youth development. Here you will find links to employment opportunities, awards and contests, extracurricular activities or youth events. We want to support youth and alumni in their growth as much as possible.

This page is updated regularly so make sure to bookmark it and check it more than once!

If you have a youth opportunity that you believe could be of value to our community, please email communications@experiencescanada.ca.

Extra-Curricular

Be a Mentee

The GEM program connects motivated high school girls with a female mentor for a 9-month mentorship program. Through the program, mentees will develop professional skills, build confidence, seek resume-building opportunities and will be connected with a network of women and girls to help and support…

Canada World Youth

CWY is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the empowerment of young people.

MeaningfulWork - The Skill-based Purpose Platform

MeaningfulWork is a platform that intertwines people, purpose, and impact. Learn how we can help your organization unleash the power of volunteering.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada

Boys and Girls Clubs help children and youth develop the skills they need to succeed.

Jack.org - Chapters

Youth-led groups advocating for better mental health in their communities.

Motivate Canada

Motivate Canada is a charitable organization specializing in Youth-Driven Development – a unique youth-social impact framework that unlocks the innovation potential of young people while inspiring them to create positive change within and for their communities.

Canada Youth Robotics Club

Canada Youth Robotics Club is a non-profit club focused on robotics education. With experienced K-12 instructors and students serving as its core members, Canada Youth Robotics Club is committed to improving the visibility and knowledge of robotics education in Canada.

KIP Canada Youth Mentorship Program

The Youth Mentorship Program at Kids with Incarcerated Parents (KIP) Canada is designed to provide individualized and tailored one-on-one support for youth (12-24 years old) affected by a family member’s involvement in the justice system.

ACTIVE LEARNING CLUB | Righting History

ACTIVE LEARNING CLUB

YMCA Youth Engagement

By providing empowering programs and services, safe places to be with their peers and the chance to express themselves.

4-H Canada

4-H Canada is a not-for-profit organization that is focused on strong leadership for world-class positive youth development experiences in Canada.

Black Peer Education Network — black women in motion

Black Women in Motion is an organization that empowers and supports the advancement of Black Women, Girls, Nonbinary and Gender-non-conforming survivors of gender-based violence.

Helping Hands - Find Your Volunteer Placement Today

Helping hands serves as a platform to match students with volunteer placements in organizations of their interest. Develop the skills you need for your future path.

Canadian Council for Refugees Youth Network

The Youth Network seeks to center and amplify the voices of refugee and newcomer youth in programs, settlement organizations, and policy.

Youth Assisting Youth

Youth Assisting Youth grows the leaders of tomorrow through peer mentorship of at-risk and newcomer youth.

AspireHub Canada

Training and mentoring for BIPOC youth (Black, Indigenous, Persons of Colour) towards enhanced sustenance, responsible citizenship, exemplary leadership, and improved career and health outcomes.

Extra-Curriculars | Youth of Canada

Go on an enriching extra-curricular journey to network and gain experience!

BYTE

BYTE is a “by youth, for youth” organization that focuses on empowering and promoting youth throughout the Yukon and Canada’s north.

WILD Outside

WILD Outside is a national conservation-based youth leadership program designed for youth ages 15 to 18.

The Skills 4 Life – S4L

Skills For Life aligns with the "Mindset Growth Model", which amplifies the importance of continuous learning and self-discovery. The concept was founded on the principles of exploring, confronting, and moving past failure to build on key transferable skills that can be practically applied to daily life.

Visions of Science - Inspire, Elevate, Empower

Visions of Science Network for Learning Inc. (VoSNL) is a not-for-profit organization that aims to advance the educational achievements of under-represented youth.

The First Tee

The First Tee is an international youth development organization introducing the game of golf and its inherent values to young people. Through after-school and in-school programs, we help shape the lives of young people from all walks of life by reinforcing values like integrity, respect and perseve…

Get A Mentor | Mentor Canada

If you are looking to get the support you need in school, future career, or just advice in helping make better life choices, having a mentor, online or in person, can help you open the door to new possibilities.

Opportunities with The Students Commission of Canada

The SCC is a charitable organization that purposefully works with others to ensure that young people are valued, heard and their ideas for improving themselves, the lives of their peers and communities are put into action.

Conferences & Forums

Students on Ice - Homepage

An award-winning organization offering unique educational expeditions to the Antarctic and the Arctic.

Girl Guides Ontario and Nunavut Youth Forum

The Ontario and Nunavut Youth Forum consists of up to 11 girl members that are between 14-17 years of age from across Ontario and Nunavut. Youth Forum members apply to participate and are selected to provide input to the Ontario Council.

Online Youth Conferences Events | Eventbrite

Online events are amazing opportunities to have fun and learn. Find a new online course, a fun live stream, or an insightful webinar on Eventbrite.

Indigenous History Month Events

In honour of Indigenous History Month, The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund is pleased to present a series of four events in celebration of the diversity of Indigenous Peoples across Canada.Throughout the month of June, we will be featuring Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers, artists, and allies from Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, and New Brunswick, and conclude with a special Canada-wide episode. All peoples in Canada, from coast to coast to coast, are invited to tune in for each of the events.

Plan Canada Youth Summit and Storytellers Symposium

Join the Plan Canada Summits and Storytellers Symposium to learn how to meaningfully contribute to advancing children's rights and equality for girls as a global citizen. This year, you will get to collaborate with leaders, experts and peers in addressing climate change, menstrual hygiene, inequality and using your voice as a youth advocate.

Youth Grants

#RisingYouth

#RisingYouth is a program led by TakingITGlobal to help youth build Canada and develop life skills by giving back to their communities.

Bursaries & Scholarships | Indspire

Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards (BBF) program opens doors through education. Since 2004, Indspire has provided over $115 million in financial support to more than 37…

Youth Action Now- Start Up Now/Momentum Grant

Youth Action Now supports young people’s grassroots action and collective leadership by providing micro-grants and start-up funding to youth-led initiatives.

Rise | Apathy is Boring

RISE helps young people co-create community projects and contribute in strengthening our civic and democratic fabric by engaging on topics that interest them.

Community Service Grants – Passion to Purpose

Passion to PurposeCommunity Service Grants

Northern Youth Abroad Micro Grants

Northern Youth Abroad (NYA) is offering a number of small funding grants available to support northern-based activities, projects, and ideas that are youth led or engage youth.

CREation Community Grants Program

CREation is a funding program that will support community-focused and youth-led projects taking place in communities across Canada. Grassroots youth groups/collectives are eligible to apply for funding to support...

Ontario Trillium Foundation- Youth Opportunities Fund

YOF provides grants and capacity-building to grassroots groups and collaboratives to improve the wellbeing of youth and families with a focus on Indigenous and Black communities.

Employment

RiseUP! Youth – Employment Program

Phoenix Human Services launched the Rise Up Youth Employment Program in 2015 after seeing a need for supportive employment for marginalized youth with barriers to employment. The Rise Up Youth Employment Program provides one-to-one outreach support to help youth meet their employment goals.

The Students Commission of Canada

Le Comité national du Guide alimentaire canadien (CNGAC)

Adventure Coordinator

View available positions and apply to join our team!

Federal Student Work Experience Program - Canada.ca

FSWEP is the largest student employment program, which provides opportunities for students at all levels and in all programs of study to gain experience in the federal public service.

MyStartr

You’re looking for a good job that can open doors and lead to a career. Employers are looking for job-ready young people with great potential. Our job is to get you connected and help you show them…

Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) | Job Listings

YOU supports youth to build skills, confidence and independence to reach their potential. Search for your next opportunity!

Young Canada Works - Canada.ca

Discover how Young Canada Works offers a variety of summer jobs and internship programs to job seekers and employers.

Youth Employment Services

Youth Employment Services YES is the Canadian youth employment training, programming, and job placement

Job Bank for Youth

Your career starts here. View 85363 job postings in various locations on Job Bank, Canada’s one-stop job board.

YouthjobsCanada - Connecting Youth with Employers in Canada

Youth Jobs Canada

Join Our Team | LiveDifferent

LiveDifferent - 1 (866) 432 4464 - PO Box 21036 RPO West End
Brandon, MB R7B 3W8

YWCA Toronto Youth Employment Services

YWCA Toronto's Employment Centres offer free services to women and men, aged 15-29 years who seek employment or plan on returning to school to advance their education and career prospects. Through YWCA Toronto’s Employment Centres, youth can access financial support to get started and employers can access financial incentives to hire them.