PROJECT LEARNING TREE (PLT) CANADA
believes in a society that values and benefits from sustainably managed forests and the great outdoors. PLT Canada is committed to advancing environmental education, forest literacy, and career pathways, using trees and forests as windows on the world.
FUNDING FOR GREEN JOBS
Project Learning Tree Canada offers a wage support along with wraparound services to employers hiring youth into forest, conservation, and parks jobs. The jobs inspire leadership in forest stewardship, foster a passion for science-based research and education, and help youth gain skills and experience so they can transition successfully into future job markets. Green jobs are typically involved in, but not limited to, jobs in the forest sector, parks, conservation, natural resource management, environmental education, sustainable food systems, climate change, carbon sequestration, species maintenance and recovery, water quality and quantity, and more. Jobs must be a new positions, indicating that the funding is increasing the capacity of the organization to hire more youth and work experience must take place in Canada. Learn more.
Register now to access a wage-match to employers hiring youth aged 15-30 into Green Jobs.
Indigenous Nations, businesses and community-serving non-profits are eligible for funding!
SFI NETWORK GUIDANCE FOR WAGE-MATCH
Find out the requirements and eligibility for a wage-match to support green job placements for youth.
GREEN JOBS EMPLOYER WEBINARS
PLT Canada’s Green Jobs Employer Series is a collection of webinars that provide employers with tools to more effectively support all youth on their green career pathways. Learn more.
NEW WAYS TO ATTRACT DIVERSE GREEN JOB CANDIDATES
Attracting qualified youth, women, new Canadians, and Indigenous People is a priority for the forest and conservation sector.
MAKE BETTER HIRING DECISIONS WHEN STAFFING YOUR GREEN JOB
Making the wrong hiring decision is expensive. Avoid paying for lower productivity, more turnover, and multiple hiring cycles by making better hiring decisions.
CREATE AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE FOR YOUR GREEN WORKPLACE
Strong recruitment and hiring processes are not enough if we don’t retain our new workers. But what really engages them and motivates them to stay?
MENTORSHIP FOR YOUTH IN THE FOREST AND CONSERVATION SECTOR
Our mentorship program connects young adults directly to forest and conservation sector professionals. The program helps create a highly valuable relationship, where the mentee expands their forest and conservation knowledge, goals, and network and the mentor fosters the next generation of leaders and shares advice. Together, our mentors and mentees work on goals that challenge them and help them to grow based on shared and ever-changing perspectives. We nurture their relationships further by providing communication tips, networking advice, and problem-solving tools. Learn More.
A mentor can help you build confidence, network, develop green career pathways, and more.
Being a mentor can help foster growth of your sector, share knowledge, recruit employees, and more.
CONNECTING KIDS TO NATURE
SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS
PROJECT LEARNING TREE
PROJECT LEARNING TREE CANADA
EDUCATION PRODUCTS AND RESOURCES
Christine Leduc
VP, Communications and Government Relations
613-706-1114
APPLY TO BE A MENTOR
SFI and PLT Canada are always looking for interested mentors! As a mentor you would be committed to a three-month program with one bright and passionate individual interested in the forest and conservation sector.
