New for 2006! Funding for the 2006-2007 Circumpolar Young Leaders Program has been confirmed. We have 4 internship positions available. We are currently accepting applications until all positions have been filled for six-month internships from Canadian youth originally from, or living in, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, or northern Quebec and Labrador for our 2006-2007 program. Placements will start in September. (Please see application details on how to apply).

Looking for an exciting and rewarding international work experience?

Are you a young Canadian from the North under the age of 30?

The Circumpolar Young Leaders Program provides Northern youth with training and work experience at leading organizations in Arctic countries.

As a circumpolar intern, you will have the opportunity to:

• live and work in another Arctic country;

• build on your current college or university education through applied research and communications on Arctic issues;

• contribute to the work of the Arctic Council;

• gain leadership skills;

• develop valuable relationships with other young Northern Canadians;

• grow personally and professionally; and

• help to build a sustainable future for the circumpolar region.

Want to know more?

Funders

For the 2005-06 year, the Circumpolar Young Leaders Program has been made possible by funding from the Aboriginal and Circumpolar Affairs Division of Foreign Affairs Canada, Foreign Affairs Canada through the Youth Employment Strategy, the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation and the Centre for International Mobility.