Stewardship Intern, Quebec
Top Benefits
About the role
Position Details: Full Time, Contract (New Role)
Contract Length: 4-8 Months
Taking care of our environment has never been more important than it is today. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is looking for multiple Stewardship Interns to join a team committed to protecting our most important natural areas and the plants and animals they sustain.
NCC is the nation’s leading not-for-profit, private land conservation organization, working to protect our most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, we have brought people together to conserve and restore more than 15 million hectares across Canada. NCC takes a collaborative, evidence-based approach to achieve conservation success for the sake of nature and Canadians. With a national office in Toronto and seven regional offices across the country, NCC delivers results you can walk on.
NCC recognizes that we work on lands that have long been cared for by Indigenous Peoples under their own laws and knowledge systems. We are committed to transforming how we do our work, advancing Reconciliation through conservation, and working with Indigenous Peoples in meaningful, respectful, and supportive ways.
Purpose and General Description:
The people selected for stewardship internships will participate in the implementation of NCC's protected areas management activities in certain regions of Quebec. More specifically, they will carry out tasks related to the monitoring of protected properties, public awareness and habitat management.
These internships are designed to provide a stimulating, learning environment. They will provide an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in conservation on private land, as well as to deepen knowledge of habitats and rare species in the target region.
Tasks and responsibilities
Field Work (60%)
- Monitoring biodiversity targets (e.g. species at risk, vegetation communities) and threats (e.g. invasive species) on protected properties.
- Carry out ecological inventories on properties targeted for conservation.
- Participate in general property maintenance, including trail monitoring, signage and marker installation.
- Raise awareness among land users and neighboring landowners.
- Contribute to the implementation of volunteer activities.
Office Work (40%)
- Plan field trip logistics.
- Consult internal interactive maps.
- Compile information gathered in the field into a database.
- Write property visit reports and activity reports related to conservation or ecological connectivity.
Important: when submitting your application, you will have the opportunity to select up to three internship choices in order of preference. In addition to the above tasks and responsibilities, each position has its own particularities. Please read them carefully.
Montreal Greenbelt (16 weeks, 2 positions available)
Montreal office (1055 René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Suite 300), hybrid mode
Internship features: Buckthorn control activities in Senneville and Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, project to monitor a vegetation protection exclosure, participation in planning removal of illegal dump sites. Workplace language is French.
Eastern Quebec (32 weeks, 1 position available)
Quebec City office (870 Salaberry Ave., Suite 133), Gaspé office (137 Queen St.), or Mauricie office (290 Principale St., Saint-Narcisse), in hybrid mode (to be discussed)
Internship features: For the summer season, please refer to the internship description for the selected office. For the fall season, hybrid internship with travel throughout eastern Quebec (Mauricie, Portneuf, Centre-du-Québec, Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches, Eastern Townships, and Gaspésie). Priority will be given to candidates from the Quebec City area. Workplace language is French.
Eastern Townships and Montérégie (26 weeks, 1 position available)
Work from home (in the Sutton or Sherbrooke area). Occasional presence required at the regional office in Sutton (24B Principale Sud Street, Sutton) and Montreal (1055 René-Lévesque Boulevard East, Suite 300).
Internship features: Focus on conservation easement compliance visits, ecological characterizations and floristic inventories in the company of a botanist. Workplace language is French.
Gaspésie (16 weeks, 2 positions available)
Gaspé office (137, rue de la Reine)
Internship features: Focus on property and conservation easement compliance visits, ecological characterizations, and visitor awareness. Interns will also help monitor the effectiveness of wildlife crossings in the Forillon ecological corridor.Workplace language is French.
Îles-du-Fleuve-Saint-Laurent (33 weeks, 1 position available)
Montreal office (1055 René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Suite 300), hybrid mode
Internship features: Conduct stewardship and lease compliance visits, accompany consultants and volunteers in the field on the Hochelaga and Lac Saint-Pierre archipelagos. Frequent travel on the water (rowboat, kayak, or other watercraft). Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)required. Sea kayaking certification an asset. Workplace language is French.
Îles-du-Fleuve-Saint-Laurent (16 weeks, 1 position available)
Montreal office (1055 René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Suite 300), hybrid mode
Internship features: Conduct stewardship and lease compliance visits, accompany consultants and volunteers in the field on the Hochelaga and Lac Saint-Pierre archipelagos. Frequent travel on the water (rowboat, kayak, or other watercraft). Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)required. Sea kayaking certification an asset. Workplace language is French.
Laurentians and Plaisance-Tremblant corridor (33 weeks, 1 position available)
Choice of working from home in the Lower Laurentians or hybrid at the Montreal office (1055 René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Suite 300).
Internship features: Ornithological and floristic inventories, control of invasive exotic species. Availability for sleeping outdoors on consecutive days. Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)is an advantage. Workplace language is French.
Laurentians and Plaisance-Tremblant corridor (16 weeks, 1 position available)
Choice of working from home in the Lower Laurentians, in the Eastern part of Outaouais region or hybrid at the Montreal office (1055 René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Suite 300).
Internship features: Invasive exotic species control activities, floristic inventories, patrols, awareness-raising and support for trail development at Réserve naturelle Alfred-Kelly. Workplace language is French.
Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec (16 weeks, 2 positions available)
Temporary summer office (290, rue Principale, Saint-Narcisse)
Internship features: Field activities will take place mainly in the Mauricie, Portneuf and Centre-du-Québec regions. Knowledge of turtle, salamander, bird or flora inventories is an asset. Workplace language is French.
Montérégie (16 weeks, 1 position available)
Montreal office (1055 René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Suite 300), hybrid mode
Internship features: Stewardship and servitude compliance visits, participation in agricultural restoration projects, implementation of species at risk recovery activities and eradication of several invasive exotic species. Workplace language is French.
Northern Green Mountains (16 weeks, 1 position available)
Work from home (in the Sutton or Sherbrooke area). Fieldwork in the Eastern Townships. Occasional presence required at the regional office in Sutton (24B Principale Sud Street, Sutton) and Montreal (1055 René-Lévesque Boulevard East, Suite 300).
Internship features: Document colonies of invasive exotic species and colonies of species with provincial or federal status. Opportunity to access natural environments that are normally inaccessible to the general public. Workplace language is French.
Ottawa Valley (16 weeks, 2 positions available)
Gatineau office (15 Jos-Montferrand Street, Suite 310, Gatineau, QC, J8X 0C2), hybrid (1 day per week at the office). The meeting place for field workdays is in Gatineau.
Internship features: Servitude compliance visits, participation in a Blanding's turtle inventory for a university project, property visits by canoe (good physical condition and canoeing experience required) and plant and wildlife inventories.Workplace language is French.
Quebec City/Capitale-Nationale (16 weeks, 2 positions available)
Quebec City office (870 de Salaberry Ave., Suite 133)
Internship features: Focus on property and conservation easement compliance visits, ecological characterizations, and visitor awareness. The properties to be visited during the internship are mainly located in the Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches, and Eastern Townships regions. Workplace language is French.
Skills required
- Studies in a field related to biology, ecology, environmental science, forestry, geography, outdoors, etc.
- Ability to communicate with a variety of people (colleagues, protected property users, partners, volunteers).
- Ability to work on different projects simultaneously.
- Self-reliance and resourcefulness in finding solutions.
- Tolerance for work in varied weather conditions and involving biting insects.
- Knowledge of basic cartographic tools (GPS, online maps, data collection).
- Knowledge of current software (word processing, spreadsheets, graphics).
- (Asset) Ability to identify wildlife and plant species at risk in the region of the selected internship.
Other requirements
- Must have a valid social insurance number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with applicable provincial laws and regulations.
- Possess a first aid certificate valid for the duration of the internship.
- Hold a valid class 5 driver's license.
- (Asset) Must hold a pleasure craft license.
- (Asset) Some funders require interns to be between the ages of 18 and 30 for the duration of the internship, or to be registered as full-time students during the winter session.
Conditions of employment
- Workplace language: French
- Target start date: May 4, 2026
- Regular work schedule: 37.5 h/week, Monday to Friday
- Salary: starting at $21.00/hr
- Travel and stays away from home are to be expected for field tasks, including some evenings and weekends. All travel expenses will be reimbursed.
- For safety reasons, field work is performed in teams of two.
Application Deadline
March 1, 2026 | 11:59pm EST, 9:59pm Mountain Time, 8:59pm Pacific Time, 10:50pm CST, 00:59 am +1 AST
At NCC, we're committed to providing a healthy, safe, barrier free and inclusive, workplace, where respect and diversity are recognized assets. We strive for bold conservation achievements in which equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are the norm. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. NCC implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify.
Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. For a confidential inquiry, contact us by email at hr@natureconservancy.ca to make any required arrangements. If you have questions regarding accessible employment at NCC, please email us at hr@natureconservancy.ca.
About Nature Conservancy of Canada / Conservation de la nature Canada
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) directly protects and cares for our country's most vulnerable natural areas & the plants & animals they sustain.
Organization Overview
NCC is Canada's leading national land conservation organization. We are a private, non-profit group that partners with corporations, individuals, communities and government bodies to achieve the direct protection of our most important natural treasures. Since 1962, NCC and our partners have helped to conserve 14 million hectares (35 million acres) of ecologically significant land nationwide.
Stewardship Intern, Quebec
Top Benefits
About the role
Position Details: Full Time, Contract (New Role)
Contract Length: 4-8 Months
Taking care of our environment has never been more important than it is today. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is looking for multiple Stewardship Interns to join a team committed to protecting our most important natural areas and the plants and animals they sustain.
NCC is the nation’s leading not-for-profit, private land conservation organization, working to protect our most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, we have brought people together to conserve and restore more than 15 million hectares across Canada. NCC takes a collaborative, evidence-based approach to achieve conservation success for the sake of nature and Canadians. With a national office in Toronto and seven regional offices across the country, NCC delivers results you can walk on.
NCC recognizes that we work on lands that have long been cared for by Indigenous Peoples under their own laws and knowledge systems. We are committed to transforming how we do our work, advancing Reconciliation through conservation, and working with Indigenous Peoples in meaningful, respectful, and supportive ways.
Purpose and General Description:
The people selected for stewardship internships will participate in the implementation of NCC's protected areas management activities in certain regions of Quebec. More specifically, they will carry out tasks related to the monitoring of protected properties, public awareness and habitat management.
These internships are designed to provide a stimulating, learning environment. They will provide an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in conservation on private land, as well as to deepen knowledge of habitats and rare species in the target region.
Tasks and responsibilities
Field Work (60%)
- Monitoring biodiversity targets (e.g. species at risk, vegetation communities) and threats (e.g. invasive species) on protected properties.
- Carry out ecological inventories on properties targeted for conservation.
- Participate in general property maintenance, including trail monitoring, signage and marker installation.
- Raise awareness among land users and neighboring landowners.
- Contribute to the implementation of volunteer activities.
Office Work (40%)
- Plan field trip logistics.
- Consult internal interactive maps.
- Compile information gathered in the field into a database.
- Write property visit reports and activity reports related to conservation or ecological connectivity.
Important: when submitting your application, you will have the opportunity to select up to three internship choices in order of preference. In addition to the above tasks and responsibilities, each position has its own particularities. Please read them carefully.
Montreal Greenbelt (16 weeks, 2 positions available)
Montreal office (1055 René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Suite 300), hybrid mode
Internship features: Buckthorn control activities in Senneville and Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, project to monitor a vegetation protection exclosure, participation in planning removal of illegal dump sites. Workplace language is French.
Eastern Quebec (32 weeks, 1 position available)
Quebec City office (870 Salaberry Ave., Suite 133), Gaspé office (137 Queen St.), or Mauricie office (290 Principale St., Saint-Narcisse), in hybrid mode (to be discussed)
Internship features: For the summer season, please refer to the internship description for the selected office. For the fall season, hybrid internship with travel throughout eastern Quebec (Mauricie, Portneuf, Centre-du-Québec, Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches, Eastern Townships, and Gaspésie). Priority will be given to candidates from the Quebec City area. Workplace language is French.
Eastern Townships and Montérégie (26 weeks, 1 position available)
Work from home (in the Sutton or Sherbrooke area). Occasional presence required at the regional office in Sutton (24B Principale Sud Street, Sutton) and Montreal (1055 René-Lévesque Boulevard East, Suite 300).
Internship features: Focus on conservation easement compliance visits, ecological characterizations and floristic inventories in the company of a botanist. Workplace language is French.
Gaspésie (16 weeks, 2 positions available)
Gaspé office (137, rue de la Reine)
Internship features: Focus on property and conservation easement compliance visits, ecological characterizations, and visitor awareness. Interns will also help monitor the effectiveness of wildlife crossings in the Forillon ecological corridor.Workplace language is French.
Îles-du-Fleuve-Saint-Laurent (33 weeks, 1 position available)
Montreal office (1055 René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Suite 300), hybrid mode
Internship features: Conduct stewardship and lease compliance visits, accompany consultants and volunteers in the field on the Hochelaga and Lac Saint-Pierre archipelagos. Frequent travel on the water (rowboat, kayak, or other watercraft). Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)required. Sea kayaking certification an asset. Workplace language is French.
Îles-du-Fleuve-Saint-Laurent (16 weeks, 1 position available)
Montreal office (1055 René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Suite 300), hybrid mode
Internship features: Conduct stewardship and lease compliance visits, accompany consultants and volunteers in the field on the Hochelaga and Lac Saint-Pierre archipelagos. Frequent travel on the water (rowboat, kayak, or other watercraft). Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)required. Sea kayaking certification an asset. Workplace language is French.
Laurentians and Plaisance-Tremblant corridor (33 weeks, 1 position available)
Choice of working from home in the Lower Laurentians or hybrid at the Montreal office (1055 René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Suite 300).
Internship features: Ornithological and floristic inventories, control of invasive exotic species. Availability for sleeping outdoors on consecutive days. Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)is an advantage. Workplace language is French.
Laurentians and Plaisance-Tremblant corridor (16 weeks, 1 position available)
Choice of working from home in the Lower Laurentians, in the Eastern part of Outaouais region or hybrid at the Montreal office (1055 René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Suite 300).
Internship features: Invasive exotic species control activities, floristic inventories, patrols, awareness-raising and support for trail development at Réserve naturelle Alfred-Kelly. Workplace language is French.
Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec (16 weeks, 2 positions available)
Temporary summer office (290, rue Principale, Saint-Narcisse)
Internship features: Field activities will take place mainly in the Mauricie, Portneuf and Centre-du-Québec regions. Knowledge of turtle, salamander, bird or flora inventories is an asset. Workplace language is French.
Montérégie (16 weeks, 1 position available)
Montreal office (1055 René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Suite 300), hybrid mode
Internship features: Stewardship and servitude compliance visits, participation in agricultural restoration projects, implementation of species at risk recovery activities and eradication of several invasive exotic species. Workplace language is French.
Northern Green Mountains (16 weeks, 1 position available)
Work from home (in the Sutton or Sherbrooke area). Fieldwork in the Eastern Townships. Occasional presence required at the regional office in Sutton (24B Principale Sud Street, Sutton) and Montreal (1055 René-Lévesque Boulevard East, Suite 300).
Internship features: Document colonies of invasive exotic species and colonies of species with provincial or federal status. Opportunity to access natural environments that are normally inaccessible to the general public. Workplace language is French.
Ottawa Valley (16 weeks, 2 positions available)
Gatineau office (15 Jos-Montferrand Street, Suite 310, Gatineau, QC, J8X 0C2), hybrid (1 day per week at the office). The meeting place for field workdays is in Gatineau.
Internship features: Servitude compliance visits, participation in a Blanding's turtle inventory for a university project, property visits by canoe (good physical condition and canoeing experience required) and plant and wildlife inventories.Workplace language is French.
Quebec City/Capitale-Nationale (16 weeks, 2 positions available)
Quebec City office (870 de Salaberry Ave., Suite 133)
Internship features: Focus on property and conservation easement compliance visits, ecological characterizations, and visitor awareness. The properties to be visited during the internship are mainly located in the Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches, and Eastern Townships regions. Workplace language is French.
Skills required
- Studies in a field related to biology, ecology, environmental science, forestry, geography, outdoors, etc.
- Ability to communicate with a variety of people (colleagues, protected property users, partners, volunteers).
- Ability to work on different projects simultaneously.
- Self-reliance and resourcefulness in finding solutions.
- Tolerance for work in varied weather conditions and involving biting insects.
- Knowledge of basic cartographic tools (GPS, online maps, data collection).
- Knowledge of current software (word processing, spreadsheets, graphics).
- (Asset) Ability to identify wildlife and plant species at risk in the region of the selected internship.
Other requirements
- Must have a valid social insurance number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with applicable provincial laws and regulations.
- Possess a first aid certificate valid for the duration of the internship.
- Hold a valid class 5 driver's license.
- (Asset) Must hold a pleasure craft license.
- (Asset) Some funders require interns to be between the ages of 18 and 30 for the duration of the internship, or to be registered as full-time students during the winter session.
Conditions of employment
- Workplace language: French
- Target start date: May 4, 2026
- Regular work schedule: 37.5 h/week, Monday to Friday
- Salary: starting at $21.00/hr
- Travel and stays away from home are to be expected for field tasks, including some evenings and weekends. All travel expenses will be reimbursed.
- For safety reasons, field work is performed in teams of two.
Application Deadline
March 1, 2026 | 11:59pm EST, 9:59pm Mountain Time, 8:59pm Pacific Time, 10:50pm CST, 00:59 am +1 AST
At NCC, we're committed to providing a healthy, safe, barrier free and inclusive, workplace, where respect and diversity are recognized assets. We strive for bold conservation achievements in which equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are the norm. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. NCC implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify.
Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. For a confidential inquiry, contact us by email at hr@natureconservancy.ca to make any required arrangements. If you have questions regarding accessible employment at NCC, please email us at hr@natureconservancy.ca.
About Nature Conservancy of Canada / Conservation de la nature Canada
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) directly protects and cares for our country's most vulnerable natural areas & the plants & animals they sustain.
Organization Overview
NCC is Canada's leading national land conservation organization. We are a private, non-profit group that partners with corporations, individuals, communities and government bodies to achieve the direct protection of our most important natural treasures. Since 1962, NCC and our partners have helped to conserve 14 million hectares (35 million acres) of ecologically significant land nationwide.