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uOttawa career resource centres

Find placement opportunities through the list of resources below. Keep track by creating an Excel file.

Local and National

uOttawa
- IndEX (That big red button on the home page of the Co-op Navigator)
- uOttawa RTE (Apply through uOzone, must complete a financial questionnaire)
- uOttawa Jobs Now (Through uOzone, apply per employer’s instructions)
Public Sector & Government Programmes
- Government of Canada Job Bank
- City of Ottawa (and other cities of your choice)
- National Capital Commission
- Government of Ontario (look at other provinces as well)
- Young Canada Works (Heritage Canada’s Summer Job Program)
- Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP)
- Research Affiliate Program
- Global Affairs Canada: Work as an intern at Global Affairs Canada (GAC) or apply to GAC’s International Youth Internship Program or International Aboriginal Youth Internships initiative.
- Public service student recruitment programs
- City of Gatineau
- Emploi Québec
- GC Jobs
Job Search Websites (key word internship, summer, coop, intern, etc.)
Self-directed: Research Potential Employers through directories and lists
- Startup Ottawa
- Start-up List (national & international cities)
- Ottawa Book of Lists from the Ottawa Business Journal (use the lists of Ottawa’s biggest employers to build your own list of potential employers)
- Community Information Centre of Ottawa (CIC)
Green Jobs
French-language resources

International

uOttawa
- IndEX (That big red button on the home page of the Co-op Navigator)
- Faculty of Social Sciences International
- Office of Undergraduate Research – Other international opportunities
- The Canada-Japan Co-op Program
- uOttawa International Office
- List of Summer Undergraduate International Research Internships (SIRI)
Job Search Websites (key word internship, summer, co-op, intern, student, etc.)
- GraduateLand
- Glassdoor
- LinkedIn Jobs
- Indeed.ca
- Startups List
- Internships (USA locations)
Jobs with non-profit organizations and charities
- Work in Non-Profits.ca
- World Wide Helpers
- Charity Village
- Juno Beach Centre: Canada’s Second World War museum and cultural centre in Normandy, France. The first round of applications runs until October 30, second round until November 15 and third round until February 15.
Third Party: Resources, programs, user pay Projects
- NGO
  - AIESEC (Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales): A student-run, non-profit organization that offers international internship programs. AIESEC provides volunteer opportunities through the Global Citizen program and work experience through the Global Talent program.
  - IAESTE (International Association for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience)
  - Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE)
  - Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program
  - SWAP working holidays (owned and run by the Canadian Federation of Students)
- Private
  - My World Abroad (Free to register under uOttawa email. Look for the job boards as there are lots for the UN and international NGOs)
  - Verge Magazine Search for programmes abroad
  - ISA/GlobaLinks Learning Abroad
  - Projects Abroad
  - Students Abroad
- Government Programme
  - Global Affairs Canada
  - Government of Canada: Lookup and communicate with Canadian embassies In Europe and the Rest of the World
  - International Experience Canada (IEC): Provides young Canadians the opportunity to travel and work abroad. IEC opportunities are available in countries with which Canada has a bilateral youth mobility arrangement.

Schedule a meeting with your Professional Development Specialist (PDS) by calling 613-562-5741 or emailing coop@uOttawa.ca
Send your list of potential employers to your PDS, start cold calls, apply directly to job postings
Once you’ve applied to a position, your PDS can coordinate with your CO-OP Program Coordinator (CPC) to call employers directly to discuss your possible placement and support your candidacy.
Discuss scholarship information for international mobility with your PDS
- Co-op office
- Michaëlle Jean Centre for Global and Community Engagement
- Student Travel Fund – for students in the Faculty of Arts. Purpose of fund: to support study and research, in Canada or abroad, essential to the student’s program in the Faculty of Arts.
- uOttawa Financial Aid and Awards
- Scholarships Canada