Science and Technology Internship Program (STIP) — Green Jobs
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Eligibility & Details
What this program funds and who can apply
Program Description
Wage subsidy of up to 80% of intern wages (max $25,000 per intern) for employers in natural resources sector hiring youth aged 15-30. Covers 12-month internships in energy, forestry, mining, earth sciences, and clean technology. Apply through NRCan-accredited Delivery Organizations.
Eligibility Requirements
- Employer in natural resources sector (energy, forestry, mining, earth sciences, clean-tech)
- Must offer full-time (30+ hrs/wk) employment for youth aged 15-30
- Up to 12-month internship
- For-profit, non-profit, Indigenous organizations, governments eligible
- Must hire and mentor the intern
- Youth must be eligible to work in Canada (Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or have refugee status); some Delivery Organizations set additional age/enrollment conditions (e.g., Student Energy requires 18+, MiHR and Clean Foundation restrict full-time students).
- Several Delivery Organizations (MiHR, ECO Canada, Indigenous Clean Energy) require the hire to be new to the organization/role, not a current or former employee — check your chosen Delivery Organization's own rules. This is guidance, not a universal eligibility gate.
Quick Assessment
Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to 80% of wages, max $25,000 per intern
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Federal
- Co-Funding
- Up to 80% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Ongoing — apply through STIP Delivery Organizations
Program Scorecard
Competition, effort, and approval at a glance
Accessible — straightforward requirements
Below average competition
Easy — minimal documentation
How to Win
Insider tips, common pitfalls, and what successful applicants look like
Insider TipApply through a Delivery Organization (e.g., ECO Canada, Mining Industry HR Council, Colleges & Institutes Canada).
Success Profile
Evaluation Criteria
How Natural Resources Canada judges your application
What the reviewer scores, what gets applications rejected, and what to write.
Distilled from 6+ source documents on natural-resources.canada.ca, condensed into one brief. Sources as of 2026-09-11.
6 of the sources
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What Natural Resources Canada favours
Include environmental impact in role description◦
“In addition to day-to-day responsibilities please ensure that your role description includes the environmental impact of the role.”
The form
Eligibility and Delivery Organization
- 1Employer eligibility (NRCan, all Delivery Organizations)checkboxesno limit
- 2Youth eligibility (NRCan, all Delivery Organizations)checkboxesno limit
- 3What is a green job?selectionno limit
- 4Choose a Delivery Organizationselectionno limit
Employer and organization profile
- 5Eligibility certification (Student Energy employer form)checkboxesno limit
- 6Employer info (Student Energy employer form)short answerno limit
- 7Hiring organization details (MiHR portal, page 1)short answerno limit
Position and supports
- 8Placement info (Student Energy employer form)short answerno limit
- 9Position Responsibilitieswritten answer · 500 words
What tasks will this role entail? Please limit your response to 500 words.
- 10Candidate Requirementswritten answer · 500 words
What will the ideal candidate possess? Please limit your response to 500 words.
- 11How the role relates to the green economywritten answer · 500 words
- 12Support for new workerswritten answer · 125 words
- 13Supporting equity-deserving groupswritten answer · 500 words
Sector, role attributes and candidate
- 14Natural resource sector and subsectorselectionno limit
- 15Role attributescheckboxesno limit
- 16Recruitment support and candidate relationshipselection + writtenno limit
- 17Supports offered to the youthcheckboxesno limit
Attachments and consents
- 18Job description, training plan, recruitment plan, compensation costs (MiHR)listno limit
- 19Register as a Green Jobs Employer (Clean Foundation)short answerno limit
- 20Job description uploadshort answerno limit
- 21Generative AI notice, privacy and NRCan evaluation consentscheckboxesno limit
bar = length the funder allows, from its stated limits
Judged against
- 1
Does this role deliver a green outcome?
Show them Name the natural-resources sector and subsector the role sits in and the specific environmental outcome the work produces.◦
- 2
Are we hiring a youth the funder prioritises?
What to show, and the funder’s 3 criteria behind it in Premium
- 3
Can this organisation run the placement?
What to show them in Premium
- 4
Is this a new, full-time job?
What to show them in Premium
Where applicants fail
“No, contractor positions are not eligible for funding.”
“Apprenticeships and short-term or seasonal roles are not eligible for this program.”
“Yes, but each job opportunity requires a separate application.”
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You
No retroactive applications
Retroactive applications are not accepted.
Your business
Employer pays 25% of salary
Employers must pay at least 25% of each participant’s salary.
The trainee
Youth aged 15 to 30
Must be 15 to 30 years of age
Youth can work in Canada
Eligible to work in Canada
Citizen, PR or refugee status
Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or have refugee status
Available 30+ hours a week
Must be available at least 30 hours per week (some exceptions apply)
AI use “AI-generated content is permitted, but its use may impact how reviewers evaluate the authenticity of your application.”
1 thing this funder says you do NOT need, in Premium.
Documents to attach
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The money
Clean Foundation capUp to 75%; $24,000–$30,000
up to 75 per cent of an intern's salary; $24,000 (women and racialized youth); $30,000 (Indigenous youth, youth living with a disability, youth in a northern or remote community)
EHRC rate and cap75% wage; 100% training; $22,000
75% of gross paystubs (wage); 100% of training costs; $22,000 per participant
MiHR cap$24,000 job-ready; up to $30,000
$24,000 job-ready youth; up to $30,000 Indigenous youth, youth living with a disability, Northern and Remote youth
Pinnguaq rate and cap75% wages; 100% training; $25,500
up to 75% of wages, benefits and mandatory employer costs; approved training up to 100%; $25,500 total wages + training
Student Energy capMinimum 25% salary; $21,500
employer must offer at minimum 25% of the total salary; $21,500 covering wage and mandatory employment related costs
UNA-Canada capUp to 75%; $20,000/$24,000/$27,000
up to 75%; $20,000 job-ready youth; $24,000 youth from employment equity groups (YEE); $27,000 youth experiencing barriers (YEB)
Your shareEmployers pay at least 25% of salary
Employers must pay at least 25% of each participant’s salary.
StackingSome funds can stack; others cannot
Some funding sources can be stacked, while others cannot.
Costs before approvalRetroactive applications not accepted
Retroactive applications are not accepted.
What it pays for · 3
- Participant compensation costs include participant wages, MERC’s (e.g., EI, CPP, vacation pay) as well as training and placement related costs.
- Wage support covers up to 75% of wages, benefits and mandatory employer costs for youth interns.
- The training subsidy reimbursement is 100% of the participant’s training costs, up to a maximum of $22,000.
From application to money
- Contact a Delivery OrganizationContact Delivery Organization; intake April 1
- Submit the employer formSubmit employer form to Delivery Organization
- Approval decisionwithin 10 business daysDecision within 10 business days
- Sign contract and formsSign and send contract and forms
- Hire an eligible youth60 daysHire eligible youth within 60 days
- Claim and report monthlySubmit monthly salary attestation to claim
In the funder’s words · 6
- Contact a Delivery Organization
- For information about how to apply, please contact a Delivery Organization directly. (Intake typically begins on April 1 each year and is ongoing based on funding.)
- Submit the employer form
- Send the employer application for the position to your chosen Delivery Organization.
- Approval decision
- We’ll review your application and email you within 10 business days if you are approved.
- Sign contract and forms
- Hiring organizations will need to sign and send the agreement, signed participant information form (PIF), EFT form and void cheque.
- Hire an eligible youth
- After approval you have 60 days to hire an eligible intern who has registered with the same Delivery Organization.
- Claim and report monthly
- Every month you will have to submit proof of your intern’s salary by uploading an attestation letter signed by a chartered professional accountant (CPA), or someone who has signing authority in your organization.
Quoted lines are word for word from the source documents; lines marked ◦ are our reading of them.
Everything you need to win STIP
Not a marketing summary. The actual checklist, intel, and stack strategy reviewers look for.
- 5-document checklist with what each reviewer is actually checking
- Your Application Game Plan — the print-ready PDF the preview below describes
- 6-step application timeline with prep hours per step
- Insider tip from program officers on what separates winners
- 3-program stacking strategy to combine with compatible funding
- Success profile + evaluation criteria — exactly what reviewers score on
Application Playbook
Step-by-step process, required documents, and expenses
Application Steps
Required Documents 5
Eligible Expenses 6
Ineligible Expenses 4
Intake Periods
Deadline Notes
Ineligible Organizations
Funding Stack Strategy
Compatible programs, clawback risk, and combined funding potential
Compatible Programs
Clawback Risk
Low RiskHow STIP Compares
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