Internship Program

Our 2025-26 Internship Opportunities are now available online!

Once registered to the Internship Program (Job ID. 24413), please visit the Microsoft Forms Questionnaire at this link to review and apply to the intern positions that are of interest to you.

Registered interns will have until January 17, 2025 at 11:59 MDT to express interest in any internship opportunities.

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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) internship program employs northern graduates in areas related to their field of study for a minimum of one year. Beyond the valuable work experience gained during an internship, the GNWT offers a competitive salary, benefits, and excellent opportunities for career growth and advancement.

Intern placements are available to northern graduates who have been awarded a certificate, diploma, or degree from a designated post-secondary institution. This includes those who:

1. have graduated within a 24-month period prior to applying to the Internship Program; OR
2. will complete all academic requirements for their program within 6 months of applying to the Internship Program.

A northern graduate must have completed an Undergraduate or Graduate post-secondary program from a designated post-secondary institution:

1. Certificates: can take up to 1 year of full-time post-secondary education and generally consist of completing 10 courses.
2. Diplomas: can take up to 2 years of full-time post-secondary education and generally consist of completing 20 courses.
3. Degrees:
   1. Bachelor’s degrees: can take 3 to 5 years of full-time post-secondary education and generally consist of completing 40 courses.
   2. Master’s degrees: can be pursued after completing a bachelor’s degree and can take 1 to 2 years of post-secondary education.
   3. Doctorates and/or Ph.D.s: can be pursued after completing a master’s degree and can take 3 to 7 years to complete.

In addition to completing a certificate/diploma/degree, the applicant must also fall within one of the following designated groups:

1. No Priority (NP): A Canadian citizen or permanent resident and considered “Ordinarily Resident” for at least 3 years immediately prior to the start of their post-secondary program with a designated post-secondary institution.

Note: If you have been out of the NWT for more than 12 continuous months, but you have not resided in one specific province, territory, or country for 12 continuous months, you are still considered ordinarily resident of the NWT.

How to Apply to the Program

1. Click Apply Now under the Job Summary section of this job poster to submit an application through eRecruit.
2. You will be required to answer some questions along with submitting the following documentation:
   1. A cover letter and current copy of your resume,
   2. Proof of Affirmative Action Status:
      1. Priority 1:
         1. Copy of treaty, Metis or beneficiary cards, or
         2. Letter from Aboriginal Organization you belong to
      2. Priority 2:
         1. Enrollment History from Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) (request online on the ECE website), or
         2. NWT Birth Certificate
      3. No Priority:
         1. Enrollment History from ECE (request online on the ECE website),
         2. T4 or prior year tax return, or
         3. Letter from NWT Healthcare stating your dates of effective coverage and date of birth. (Request letter from healthcarecard@gov.nt.ca).
   3. Proof of graduation or tentative graduation. This can include:
      1. Copy of your certificate, diploma, or degree, or
      2. Copy of your College or University transcripts, or
      3. A letter from your Post-Secondary Institution indicating you have met the requirements to graduate, or will meet the requirements within six months.

   eRecruit will only allow you to submit one attachment per application. If you would like to include your documents with your online application, please combine them with your resume and cover letter before uploading the document online.

   Otherwise, please submit this proof directly via email to nothernstudents@gov.nt.ca. You will receive an automated message from eRecruit to confirm your application has been received.

   3. Following receipt of your application and all applicable documentation, an email will be sent to you indicating that you have been registered for the Internship Program. Your application will remain on file for 2 years from the date you complete your post-secondary program.

   4. Once registered, you can apply to specific GNWT Internship opportunities through the Intern Expression of Interest job opening that will be posted to the GNWT Careers website beginning mid-December.

   5. Please note that your application to any intern expression of interest job opening will only be accepted if you are registered to the Internship Program.