Career Bridge Internships for Internationally Qualified Professionals

The Career Bridge paid internship program is operated by Career Edge Organization, a national not-for-profit that works with employers across Canada and has provided more than 9,200 paid internships since 1996. Career Edge Organization operates three innovative paid internship programs: Career Edge for recent or new graduates, Ability Edge for graduates with disabilities and Career Bridge for internationally qualified professionals.

The Career Bridge paid internship program was developed in response to Canada’s labour and skills market demand for internationally qualified professionals and to the aspirations of qualified immigrants eager to work in their professional fields in Canada.

It is an innovative paid internship program designed to address the dilemma of "no Canadian experience, no job; no job, no Canadian experience." The full program launched in spring of 2004 and since that time has provided more than 1,000 internationally qualified professionals with meaningful mid-level work experiences to help launch their careers in Canada. The internships last for 4, 6, 9 or 12 months for internationally qualified professionals ready to launch their careers in Canada.

The Career Bridge program is a low-risk, cost effective way for Canadian organizations to find educated and experienced talent across many different industry sectors, adding skills and diversity to their workforce and helping highly qualified and motivated individuals get meaningful work experience in Canada. Interns gain meaningful work experience with on the job coaching and mentoring in a supportive and professional business environment.

For Internationally Qualified Professionals
To learn how to qualify for the Career Bridge paid internship program and to apply for program registration, please click here.

from: http://www.careerbridge.ca/