Under 30 and want to work in your region? Like to find work in your field of study? CFDCs and CBDCs have programs to hire students in their offices, in local businesses or in a Community Internet Access Centre (CIAC).

Business internships

The Small Business Internship Program, created in 2009 in cooperation with Industry Canada, offers financial support to small- and medium-sized businesses so they can hire postsecondary students to help them adopt e-business strategies. Details >>>.

Jobs in information technology

In conjunction with Industry Canada, through the Community Access Program (CAP) Youth Initiative, CFDCs and CBDCs offer job opportunities in information technologies to young people from 15 to 30 years old at a CIAC (Community Internet Access Centre).

• Since 2006, some 2,500 jobs for youth have been created through this initiative.

Jobs in CFDCs and CBDCs

Canada Economic Development's Student Job initiative helps provide work for young people at a CFDC or CBDC or in local development projects. These jobs often provide youth with their first work experience and plant the seeds for them to settle down in their own community.

• Since 2006, this initiative has provided jobs to some 1,600 students in Québec's regions;
• This year alone, the Student Job Program has made is possible to create 110 student jobs with a budget of over a half million dollars;
• The Student Job Program clearly encourages young people to settle in their community, familiarizing them with the wealth and vitality of community life. Some 83% of students stated that their work experience at a CFDC or CBDC encouraged them to remain in or return to their community.