Hiring Youth - Youth Action Programs

The Youth Action Division is responsible for the majority of CIDA's youth related programming. It is also the focal point for youth activities within the Agency. It administers the International Youth Internship Program (IYIP), the Scholarship Program, and partners with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) whose activities involve youth.

Eligibility Criteria

Partner organizations must meet the following criteria:

• be legally registered in Canada;
• have international projects or affiliations in CIDA's eligible countries;
• be able to provide participants with a minimum six-month professional work experience, including a minimum five-month assignment abroad, which complements and enhances the educational training of the participants;
• be able to reasonably guarantee the security of the interns;
• assist interns to find meaningful and career-related employment opportunities; and
• invest in the internship costs (in-kind and/or in cash).

Summary

Programs

International Youth Internship Program

Implemented by the Youth Action Division of CIDA’s Canadian Partnership Branch, IYIP gives young Canadian college or university graduates between the ages of 19 and 30 the opportunity to apply their knowledge, gain international work experience, and develop employability skills by being placed for at least six months with Canadian NGOs and host organizations in developing countries. Each year close to 400 young graduates participate in IYIP, part of the Government of Canada's Career Focus stream of the Youth Employment Strategy (YES), which is aligned with the Innovation Strategy.

Scholarships

CIDA offers a Marine Scholarship Program for mid-career professionals from coastal developing countries to pursue a master's degree in specific marine-related programs. The three universities participating in the program are Dalhousie University, Université du Québec à Rimouski (program offered only in French), and World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden.

For detailed information on, and requirements of, each academic program, please visit the universities’ Web sites:

For more information on the Marine Scholarship Program, please contact the Development Officer at (819) 956-9717 to request an application form.

The Programme canadien de bourses de la Francophonie is offered to students who wish to pursue a university or college education and are from developing countries that are members of La Francophonie.

For more information about how to apply, please contact a CIDA officer at (819) 956-9717.

Non-governmental organizations

Youth Action works with the following Canadian organizations that offer young Canadians and the youth from developing countries the opportunity to contribute directly to international development. The program helps them strengthen the local partnering organizations and, in return, they increase the awareness of global citizenship and worldwide interdependencies. This awareness is increased in their community and within the general Canadian population.

Organizations sending Canadian Youth abroad

Colleges

Alberta Contact(s):
Ms. Jessica Newman
Junior Regional Program Officer
Prairies Regional Office
Canadian International Development Agency
Suite 725
Canada Place
9700 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta  T5J 4C3
Telephone: (780) 495-8934
(403) 292-5542 (Calgary)
Fax: (780) 495-4507
Toll-free (information): 1-800-230-6349
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-331-5018
TTY (hearing impaired): (819) 953-5023
E-mail: jessica_newman@acdi-cida.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index-e.htm

British Columbia Contact(s):
Ms. Raman Aujla
Regional Program Officer
Pacific Regional Office
Canadian International Development Agency
Suite 2000
300 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia  V6B 6E1
Telephone: (604) 666-5697
Fax: (604) 666-0954
Toll-free (information): 1-800-230-6349
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-331-5018
TTY (hearing impaired): (819) 953-5023
E-mail: raman_aujla@acdi-cida.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index-e.htm

Manitoba Contact(s):
Mr. Henry Fast
Program Officer
Canada Business Service Centre
Canadian International Development Agency
Suite 250
240 Graham Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3C 4B3
Telephone: (204) 983-1502
Fax: (204) 983-3852
Toll-free (information): 1-800-230-6349
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-331-5018
TTY (hearing impaired): (819) 953-5023
E-mail: henry_fast@acdi-cida.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index-e.htm

New Brunswick Contact(s):
Mr. Bill Gunn
Director
Atlantic Canada Regional Office
Canadian International Development Agency
Unit 103, 4th Floor
1045 Main Street
Moncton, New Brunswick  E1C 1H1
Telephone: (506) 851-6605
Fax: (506) 851-6429
Toll-free (information): 1-800-230-6349
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-331-5018
TTY (hearing impaired): (819) 953-5023
E-mail: bill_gunn@acdi-cida.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index-e.htm

Newfoundland & Labrador Contact(s):
Mr. Bill Gunn
Director
Atlantic Canada Regional Office
Canadian International Development Agency
Unit 103, 4th Floor
1045 Main Street
Moncton, New Brunswick  E1C 1H1
Telephone: (506) 851-6605
Fax: (506) 851-6429
Toll-free (information): 1-800-230-6349
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-331-5018
TTY (hearing impaired): (819) 953-5023
E-mail: bill_gunn@acdi-cida.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index-e.htm

Nova Scotia Contact(s):
Mr. Bill Gunn
Director
Nova Scotia Regional Office
Canadian International Development Agency
Suite 502
1800 Argyle Street
P.O. Box 940, Station M
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3J 2V9
Telephone: (902) 426-9602
Fax: (902) 426-5218
Toll-free (information): 1-800-230-6349
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-331-5018
TTY (hearing impaired): (819) 953-5023
E-mail: bill_gunn@acdi-cida.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index-e.htm

Nunavut Contact(s):
Mr. Bill Gunn
Director
Atlantic Canada Regional Office
Canadian International Development Agency
Unit 103, 4th Floor
1045 Main Street
Moncton, New Brunswick  E1C 1H1
Telephone: (506) 851-6605
Fax: (506) 851-6429
Toll-free (information): 1-800-230-6349
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-331-5018
TTY (hearing impaired): (819) 953-5023
E-mail: bill_gunn@acdi-cida.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index-e.htm

Prince Edward Island Contact(s):
Mr. Bill Gunn
Director
Atlantic Canada Regional Office
Canadian International Development Agency
75 Fitzroy Street
P.O. Box 40
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island  C1A 7K2
Telephone: (902) 426-9602
Toll-free (information): 1-800-230-6349
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-331-5018
TTY (hearing impaired): (819) 953-5023
E-mail: bill_gunn@acdi-cida.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index-e.htm

Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Contact(s):
See National Contact.