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Soteria120 is an education technology start-up based in Calgary, Alberta, focused on improving workplace safety.
The Moncton Chamber of Commerce collaborated with Mount Allison University to form the Business Opening Opportunities Student Team (BOOST) to help local businesses address challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A personal testimonial from an international student at Mount Saint Vincent University, who developed their professional network through the co-op program:
Here at the Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship (MCE), we believe that entrepreneurially-minded students learn best by doing.
To chase after meaningful opportunities, sometimes you have to travel a long way into unfamiliar terrain.
Support Ontario Youth (SOY) is a charity and group sponsor that supports apprentices and their employers, working to modernize the apprenticeship pathway.
Thousands of York University students count on some form of experiential education (for example placements, co-ops, and internships) to give them a leg up.
Vancouver, BC, is a city that attracts large numbers of international students. Over the years, businesses have hired international co-op students and taken on interns from language schools who were seeking to improve their English.
BHER member University of Toronto's Mississauga Career Centre has run a Job Shadow Program (JSP) for many years, allowing students to visit work sites, explore career options, gain workplace knowledge, and connect with industry professionals.
UNB's Catalyst is a hub for talent and expertise to support New Brunswick businesses.
En Point's mission is to support one million people in making the right connections at the right stages in their careers so that they can lead fulfilling lives.
Simon Fraser University's Co-operative Education Program (SFU Co-op) has been operating for over 40 years and is the first of its kind in Western Canada.
The Step Out of Your Box program a Red River College in Manitoba enables students to volunteer with a community organization while enhancing their understanding of diversity.
Azhar Raman, a Sobey School of Business Commerce undergrad, experienced working for three employers at the same time during his co-op placement: one in Halifax, and two in rural Nova Scotia.
From high tech environmental monitoring to low cost food and housing programs, placements through the Work Experience in Social Enterprise (WESE) program at Memorial University of Newfoundland's Centre for Social Enterprise (CSE) have opened students' eyes to the rich and rewarding work of social enterprise.
Providing students with real-world experience is one of BHER member George Brown College's biggest priorities.
The UPEI fisheries department partnered with a local Migmaq owned and operated aquaculture SME to provide apprenticeships for students in fishery management and lobster harvesting.
Fifty students from York University's Schulich School of Business participated in the City of Toronto's Digital Main Street (DMS) ShopHERE program, a major initiative supported by a team of leading global technology companies committed to helping Toronto's main street retailers survive the COVID-19 crisis.
A Marketing and Business Growth Intern at En Point got the chance to work with diverse organizations across Atlantic Canada. Here is what they got out of the experience, in their own words:
The Quebec Scientific Entrepreneurship Program launched in January 2019 as an online bilingual entrepreneurial training program supported by Fonds de recherche du Quebec and executed by District 3 Innovation Centre at Concordia University.