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Student Opportunities at Health Canada
Health Canada employs approximately 600 students a year in a variety of program areas across the department.
Read on to see why Health Canada should be your first choice for student employment.
On this page:
- Why consider a student experience at Health Canada?
- Health Canada's Student Bridging Inventory
- Health Canada Student Network
- Student Employment in the Federal Government
- How to apply
Why consider a student experience at Health Canada?
- Help contribute to Health Canada's important mission: to help the people of Canada maintain and improve their health
- Enrich your academic program
- Gain valuable work experience
- Evaluate your career options within Health Canada and across the Public Service
- Become eligible to be considered for employment across the Public Service after you graduate
Health Canada's Student Bridging Inventory
- A Health Canada Inventory of graduating students eligible to be bridged1 and interested in indeterminate2 or term3 placement
- Accessible to hiring managers across the department
- A fantastic way to market your skill set to a broad group of hiring managers
- Open to students who have worked at Health Canada as well as those who have not worked for Health Canada but have worked in any other federal government department in a student employment program4
To apply, e-mail students-etudiants@hc-sc.gc.ca
Health Canada Student Network
- A network of students working at Health Canada
- Ensures that Health Canada student employees are well informed, connected to each other and aware of opportunities available to them
To join, e-mail students-etudiants@hc-sc.gc.ca
Student Employment in the Federal Government
The Treasury Board of Canada has published a 
guide on Student Employment in the Federal Government. This guide contains more information on student hiring programs, rates of pay and highlights the many benefits of a student position in the federal government.
How to apply
The public service of Canada offers programs for university and college students who want to work for the public service while still in school. These programs are offered through the Public Service Commission.
Students cannot apply directly to Health Canada for a job. More information on applying for student positions at Health Canada and across the federal public service is available at www.jobs.gc.ca
1 Bridging is a mechanism used to hire recent graduates who have worked in a Public Service Commission-approved student program - Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP), Co-op/Internship Program, Research Affiliate Program (RAP) - in the Federal Public Service, into entry-level positions within the government
2 Has no end date of employment
3 Short-term, has end date
4 Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP), Co-op/Internship Program, Research Affiliate Program (RAP)
