Intern, Legal Affairs, Canada Growth Fund Investment Management (May - August 2026)
About the role
About Us We’re one of Canada’s largest pension investors, with CAD$299.7 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2025.
We invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.
Capturing and leading complex global investments requires us to work as one to seize valuable opportunities, in close collaboration with some of the world’s top companies. At PSP, you’ll join a team of motivated and engaged professionals, dedicated to propelling our organization further than ever before. In Budget 2023, the Government of Canada announced that PSP Investments would act as the independent and exclusive investment manager for the Canada Growth Fund (CGF) a $15 billion public investment vehicle that was established to support the growth of Canada’s clean economy and help to meet its national economic and climate policy goals. Following this, PSP Investments has incorporated CGF Investment Management (CGFIM) for that purpose. CGFIM is providing the full suite of investment management services to CGF covering the entire investment process pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement (IMA).
About The Team The Canada Growth Fund Investment Management (CGFIM) team manages the C$15bn Canada Growth Fund, which invests in Canadian projects and companies accelerating the transition to a low‑carbon economy. Our work supports the deployment of innovative technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions while delivering economic benefits and attracting private capital. Our investments span areas such as clean technology, carbon capture, hydrogen, electrification, renewable natural gas, and critical minerals.
The CGFIM Legal Affairs team partners closely with investment teams to support transactions and manage legal risk across the Fund’s activities. The team offers broad exposure to high‑quality, complex transactions and provides a unique, end‑to‑end view of CGFIM’s business and strategy, working alongside experienced professionals and leading external counsel.
About Your Role As an Intern, Legal Affairs, CGFIM , you’ll:
- Assist one or more lawyers in the team with their work related to CGF investment transactions
- Assist lawyers and other team members with the ongoing operationalization of the CGFIM Legal Affairs function, including the establishment of policies, procedures and processes
- Perform legal work related to CGF’s regulatory and governance framework
- Perform legal work related to corporate law and CGF’s various investment vehicles
- Assist lawyers and other team members with non-investment initiatives and projects
What You’ll Need
- First year student registered in an undergraduate law program
- Complementary education in finance or related field, an asset
- Good academic achievement and interest in business law
- Good level of proficiency with MS Office tools
- Ability to navigate a fast-paced environment with a high level of autonomy
- Ability to complete mandates and tasks within the planned schedule
- Effective communications skills, both written and spoken
- Attention to detail and rigorous approach to research, analysis and documentation
- Drive to pursue excellence and challenge the status quo to seek out alternative perspectives
- Be proactive in reaching out to lawyers and other team members to assist with mandates, files or projects
- Good social skills and ability to build a network within the team and the organization
- Willingness and interest in understanding PSP Investments' and CGF's mandates, activities and investments
- Proficiency in English and French (or willingness to learn) (frequent interactions in English with PSP Investments employees based in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa)
- Must return to studies after the internship or the internship must be part of your curriculum
- Candidates must have the right to work in Canada* for the period specified to be considered for this position. No support to obtain the right to work will be provided
- *Options include Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or a valid open work permit.
At PSP Investments, we aim to provide a workplace where everyone feels valued, safe, respected and empowered to grow. As part of this leadership commitment, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified applicants and strive to offer an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. If you require any accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know. To apply, please upload your resume, cover letter and most recent unofficial transcript.
Deadline to apply:
2026-02-22
Visit us on www.investpsp.com/en/
Follow us on LinkedIn
About PSP Investments
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) is one of Canada's largest pension investors with $264.9 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2024. It manages a diversified global portfolio composed of investments in public financial markets, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt. Established in 1999, PSP Investments manages net contributions to the pension funds of the federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. For more information, visit investpsp.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Social media community terms of use
At PSP Investments, we welcome respectful and constructive exchanges on our social media accounts.
While we encourage your comments on our posts, we reserve the right to delete, hide or block comments that are in violation of our Social Media Community Terms of Use: https://www.investpsp.com/en/footer/terms-use/
Violations of our Terms of Use may also result in the user being permanently blocked from commenting on our accounts.
Intern, Legal Affairs, Canada Growth Fund Investment Management (May - August 2026)
About the role
About Us We’re one of Canada’s largest pension investors, with CAD$299.7 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2025.
We invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.
Capturing and leading complex global investments requires us to work as one to seize valuable opportunities, in close collaboration with some of the world’s top companies. At PSP, you’ll join a team of motivated and engaged professionals, dedicated to propelling our organization further than ever before. In Budget 2023, the Government of Canada announced that PSP Investments would act as the independent and exclusive investment manager for the Canada Growth Fund (CGF) a $15 billion public investment vehicle that was established to support the growth of Canada’s clean economy and help to meet its national economic and climate policy goals. Following this, PSP Investments has incorporated CGF Investment Management (CGFIM) for that purpose. CGFIM is providing the full suite of investment management services to CGF covering the entire investment process pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement (IMA).
About The Team The Canada Growth Fund Investment Management (CGFIM) team manages the C$15bn Canada Growth Fund, which invests in Canadian projects and companies accelerating the transition to a low‑carbon economy. Our work supports the deployment of innovative technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions while delivering economic benefits and attracting private capital. Our investments span areas such as clean technology, carbon capture, hydrogen, electrification, renewable natural gas, and critical minerals.
The CGFIM Legal Affairs team partners closely with investment teams to support transactions and manage legal risk across the Fund’s activities. The team offers broad exposure to high‑quality, complex transactions and provides a unique, end‑to‑end view of CGFIM’s business and strategy, working alongside experienced professionals and leading external counsel.
About Your Role As an Intern, Legal Affairs, CGFIM , you’ll:
- Assist one or more lawyers in the team with their work related to CGF investment transactions
- Assist lawyers and other team members with the ongoing operationalization of the CGFIM Legal Affairs function, including the establishment of policies, procedures and processes
- Perform legal work related to CGF’s regulatory and governance framework
- Perform legal work related to corporate law and CGF’s various investment vehicles
- Assist lawyers and other team members with non-investment initiatives and projects
What You’ll Need
- First year student registered in an undergraduate law program
- Complementary education in finance or related field, an asset
- Good academic achievement and interest in business law
- Good level of proficiency with MS Office tools
- Ability to navigate a fast-paced environment with a high level of autonomy
- Ability to complete mandates and tasks within the planned schedule
- Effective communications skills, both written and spoken
- Attention to detail and rigorous approach to research, analysis and documentation
- Drive to pursue excellence and challenge the status quo to seek out alternative perspectives
- Be proactive in reaching out to lawyers and other team members to assist with mandates, files or projects
- Good social skills and ability to build a network within the team and the organization
- Willingness and interest in understanding PSP Investments' and CGF's mandates, activities and investments
- Proficiency in English and French (or willingness to learn) (frequent interactions in English with PSP Investments employees based in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa)
- Must return to studies after the internship or the internship must be part of your curriculum
- Candidates must have the right to work in Canada* for the period specified to be considered for this position. No support to obtain the right to work will be provided
- *Options include Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or a valid open work permit.
At PSP Investments, we aim to provide a workplace where everyone feels valued, safe, respected and empowered to grow. As part of this leadership commitment, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified applicants and strive to offer an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. If you require any accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know. To apply, please upload your resume, cover letter and most recent unofficial transcript.
Deadline to apply:
2026-02-22
Visit us on www.investpsp.com/en/
Follow us on LinkedIn
About PSP Investments
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) is one of Canada's largest pension investors with $264.9 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2024. It manages a diversified global portfolio composed of investments in public financial markets, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt. Established in 1999, PSP Investments manages net contributions to the pension funds of the federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. For more information, visit investpsp.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Social media community terms of use
At PSP Investments, we welcome respectful and constructive exchanges on our social media accounts.
While we encourage your comments on our posts, we reserve the right to delete, hide or block comments that are in violation of our Social Media Community Terms of Use: https://www.investpsp.com/en/footer/terms-use/
Violations of our Terms of Use may also result in the user being permanently blocked from commenting on our accounts.