
Parks Canada Student Employment Program
Parks Canada offers full-time secondary school, CÉGEP, college, technical institute and university students access to over 1,000 student jobs across Canada every year. Jobs normally run from May to September in areas such as resource conservation services, visitor services, heritage presentation activities, assistance on the waterways or office support. Students have an opportunity to learn about Parks Canada and the federal government, and gain valuable work experience while developing and improving their employability skills.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must be:
Note: Students who are in their last year of study are eligible to work part-time until the completion of their last academic term. You may be asked to provide proof that you meet these requirements.

Re-Employment
Students who worked for Parks Canada as a student during the previous summer are often re-hired by the same park or site. The manager will contact the student directly to check interest/availability in returning to Parks Canada for student work.
To be considered for re-employment by Parks Canada, you must continue to meet the student program eligibility criteria and have worked in a student job with Parks Canada within the past year.
Pay
Your pay will be based on rates set by Parks Canada in line with federal government student programs

How to Apply
Parks Canada uses the Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP) as its recruitment tool to hire students. The core of the program is a computerized national inventory of students seeking a student job with the public service. This inventory is administered by the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Canada for approximately 90,000 names every year across Canada. FSWEP campaigns normally run from October of one year to September of the following year. The exact date of the beginning of the next campaign will be posted on the FSWEP site at the appropriate time. At the end of each campaign, the PSC deletes all the data from its computerized inventory, so students who wish to be considered for jobs must complete a new application for each campaign. There is no deadline for applying to the general inventory. However, most locations submit their requests for referrals from January to April.
To apply, fill out the FSWEP application form on-line and be sure to apply directly to the "Parks Canada Student Employment Programs" listed under "Departmental Programs". Schools, public libraries, campus career centres, Human Resource Centres of Canada, offices of the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Canada and cyber-cafés are excellent venues for students to access the Internet.
Your application will only be considered if it is complete. Therefore you must make sure that you have followed all the steps. The instructions are on the FSWEP site in Word format and in PDF Format
After you submit your job application, the form is sent electronically to a computerized database containing all the applications of students who applied during the current campaign. In late winter or early spring, Parks Canada locations submit requests for student referrals to the PSC. The PSC conducts a search in the database based on organizational requirements (e.g. year/level of education, field of study and skills). The system identifies all the students who meet the search requirements and randomly selects candidates to refer for each position. Only those students referred will be contacted by Parks Canada.
This year Parks Canada locations in Western Canada are looking for the following FSWEP Skills and Occupational Certificates:
Location |
Student Duties |
FSWEP Skill Codes |
Banff National Park |
Student Potable Water Quality & Lab Assistant |
Administration: Work with public |
Engineering Student |
Computers: General Computer Use |
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Student Survey Interviewer, Survey Researcher |
Administration: Work with public |
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Student Administrative Support |
Administration: Accounting |
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Student Heritage Presenter (info centre) |
Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information |
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Student Heritage Presenter (Bear Guardians) |
Administration: Work with public |
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Student Heritage Presenter (National Historic Sites) |
Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information – Historic Sites/Museum Interpretation |
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Marketing Student |
Administration: Marketing – Advertising |
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Student Informatics Technician |
Computers: General Computer Skills – Windows XP |
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Cultural Resource Student |
Computers: General Computer skills |
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Student Campground cleaner |
General Labour and Trades: General Labour and Trades – Landscaping |
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Hot Springs Enterprise Unit, Three locations: Banff, AB: Jasper, AB & Radium, BC |
Student Lifeguard |
Administration: Work with Public |
Student Facilities Attendant/Cleaner |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Student Cashier |
Administration: Work with Public Administration: Work with Public – Cashier |
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Marketing Student |
Administration: Marketing – Advertising |
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Jasper National Park |
Student Visitor Services Attendant |
Computers: General Computer Use |
Student Campground Cleaner |
General Labour and Trades: General Labour and Trades – Landscaping |
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Student Non-native Plant Technician |
Natural Sciences: Botany – Plant Identification & Pressing |
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Lake Louise Yoho & Kootenay |
Student Revenue Clerk |
Computers: General Computer Use |
Student Information Centre Attendant |
Computers: General Computer Use |
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Student Visitor Services Attendants |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Waterton Lakes National Park |
Student Cleaner |
Administration: Work with public |
Student Administrative Assistant |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Student Visitor Services Attendant |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Living with Wildlife Student Technician |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Student Non-native Plant Technician (Weed Crew) |
Certificates: Certificates – Valid First Aid Certificate – Standard |
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Student Trail Crew |
General Labour and Trades: General Labour and Trades – Brush Saw |
Location |
Student Duties |
FSWEP Skill Codes |
Hot Springs Enterprise Unit Radium |
See Hot Spring listing under “Alberta” |
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Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks |
Trail Crew Student |
General Labour and Trades: General Labour and Trades – Brush Saw |
Student Visitor Services Attendant |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Location |
Student Duties |
FSWEP Skill Codes |
Riding Mountain National Park |
Student Survey Interviewer, Survey Researcher |
Administration: Work with public |
Student Heritage Presenter (info centre) |
Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information |
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Student Heritage Presenter (Bear guardians) |
Administration: Work with public |
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Student Finance and Administration Assistant |
Administration: Accounting – Accounting (General) |
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Student Outreach and Education Assistant |
Computers: General Computer Use |
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Student Marketing Assistant |
Administration: Work with public |
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Manitoba North National Historic Sites – Churchill |
Student Historic Site Interpreter |
Administration: Work with Public |
Student Labourer |
General Labour and Trades: Janitor |
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Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site |
Student Historic Site Interpreter
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Administration: Work with Public |
Student Visitor Services Attendant |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Student Marketing Assistant |
Administration: Office Work |
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The Forks National Historic Site |
Student Heritage Presenter |
Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Guide-Interpreter, Tourist Information |
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Location |
Student Duties |
FSWEP Skill Codes |
Terra Nova National Park of Canada |
Student Interpreter |
Cultural Arts and Heritage: Communications – Public Speaking |
| Student Guide | Administration: Work with Public |
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| Student Attendant | Administration: Work with Public |
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| Student Cleaner | Administration: Work with Public |
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Western Newfoundland and Labrador |
Student Information Attendant |
Administration: Work with Public |
Student Campground Attendant |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Student Art Intern |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Student Campground Assistant |
Administration: Work with Public Culture, Arts and Heritage: Communication – Public Relations General Labour and Trades: General Labour and Trades – Janitor General Labour and Trades: Labourer (General) |
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National Historic Sites in Newfoundland East |
Student Guide | Administration: Work with Public |
Location |
Student Duties |
FSWEP Skill Codes |
Nahanni National Park Reserve |
Student Resource Conservation Technician |
Administration: Work with Public |
Resource Conservation Student |
Computers: General Computer Use |
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Wood Buffalo National Park |
Technical Services Students |
Administration: Work with Public |
Student Peace Athabasca Delta Technician |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Student Sweet Grass Technician |
Administration: Work with Public |
Location |
Student Duties |
FSWEP Skill Codes |
Kejimkujik National Park and Historic Site |
Student Attendant | Administration: Work with Public – Cashier |
| Student Interpreter and Research Assistant | Culture, Arts and Heritage: Communication – Public Speaking Natural Sciences: Ecology Natural Sciences: Field WorkParks/Recreation/Tourism: Parks – Park InterpreterParks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information – Interpretation of Nature |
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| Student Lifeguard | Safety/Security/Prevention: Lifeguarding – National Lifeguard Beach |
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| Student Cultural Interpreter | Administration: Work with Public – Work with Public | |
| Student Administrative Assistant | Administration: Office Work |
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| Student GIS Assistant | Computers: Applications – GIS/ARC Info |
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| Student Ecological Monitoring Assistant | Natural Sciences: Botany – Botany (General) |
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National Historic Sites Southwest Nova Scotia |
Student Historic Park Guide | Certificates: Certificates – Valid First Aid Certificate – Standard
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| Student Historic Park Attendant | Certificates: Certificates – Valid First Aid Certificate – Standard |
Location |
Student Duties |
FSWEP Skill Codes |
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Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site of Canada |
Student Summer Lock Operating Assistants |
General Labour and Trades: General Labour and Trades – Maintenance (General) Administration: Work with Public Administration: Work with Public – Cashier |
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Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site of Canada |
Student Historic Interpreter |
Administration: Work with Public – Cashier Labour and Trades – Maintenance (General) Computers: General Computer Use |
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Student Groundskeeper |
General Labour and Trades: Maintenance (General) |
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Georgian Bay Islands National Park of Canada |
Student Park Interpreter |
Administration: Work with Public Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Parks – Parks Program Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information – Tour Guide |
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Student Visitor Attendant |
Administration: Work with Public Administration: Work with Public – Cashier Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information |
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General Works Student |
Labour and Trades – Maintenance (General) |
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Student Ecological Integrity Technician |
Administration: Work with Public Natural Sciences: Field Work – Field Work (General) |
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St. Lawrence Islands National Park of Canada |
Student Island Reception/Maintenance |
Administration: Work with Public Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information Administration: Work with Public – Cashier General Labour and Trades: General Labour and Trades – Janitor |
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Student Outreach and Education Assistant |
Cultural Arts and Heritage: Communications – Public Speaking Natural Sciences: Ecology Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Parks – Park Interpreter Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information – Interpretation of Nature |
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Student Resource Conservation Assistant |
Natural Sciences: Botany – Botany (General) Natural Sciences: Ecology Natural Sciences: Field Work – Field Work (General) Natural Sciences: Laboratory Work – Laboratory Work (General) |
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Student Ecology Assistant |
Natural Sciences: Botany – Botany (General) Natural Sciences: Ecology Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information – Interpretation of Nature Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Parks – Park Interpreter |
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Student Finance and Administration Assistant |
Administration: Accounting – Accounting (General) Administration: Records Management – Records Management Administration: Office Work – Receptionist Administration: Work with Public – Cashier |
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Bellevue House National Historic Site of Canada |
Student Interpretive Guide and Visitor Centre
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Administration: Work with Public Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information - Historic Sites/Museum Interpretation Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information – Tour Guide Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information – Guide-Interpreter Culture, Arts and Heritage: Communications – Public Speaking Culture, Arts and Heritage: Culture - Official Languages |
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Student Maintenance Assistant |
Administration: Work with Public Labour and Trades – Maintenance (General) |
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Fort Wellington National Historic Site of Canada |
Student Interpretive Guide |
Administration: Work with Public Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information - Historic Sites/Museum Interpretation Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information – Tour Guide Culture, Arts and Heritage: Culture - Official Languages |
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Laurier House National Historic Site of Canada |
Student Heritage Presentation | Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information - Historic Sites/Museum Interpretation Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information – Tour Guide Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Host/Hostess Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information – Guide-Interpreter Culture, Arts and Heritage: Culture - Official Languages |
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| Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada (Manotick) | Student Summer Operating Assistant |
General Labour and Trades: Maintenance – General Administration: Work with Public |
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Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada (Smiths Falls) |
Student Administrative Assistant |
Computers: General Computer Use Administration: Work with Public Administration: Records Management – Filing Administration: Office Work – Receptionist Administration: Office Work Culture, Arts and Heritage: Culture - Official Languages |
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Student Summer Operating Assistant |
General Labour and Trades: Maintenance – General Administration: Work with Public |
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Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada (Elgin) |
Student Summer Operating Assistant |
General Labour and Trades: Maintenance – General Administration: Work with Public |
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Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada (Kingston) |
Student Heritage Presentation | Administration: Work with Public Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information - Historic Sites/Museum Interpretation Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information - Tour Guide Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information - Guide-Interpreter |
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Parks Canada Discovery Centre & HMCS Haida NHS of Canada (Hamilton, ON) |
Student Maintenance Worker |
General Labour and Trades: Landscaping General Labour and Trades: Labourer - General |
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Student Interpreter |
Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information - Guide Interpreter Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information - Historic Sites/Museum Interpretation |
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Student Visitor Services Support |
Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Park Attendant Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information Administration: Office Work – Receptionist Administration: Work with Public Computers: General |
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Bruce Peninsula National Park of Canada - |
Student Park Presenter |
Administration: Work with Public Certificates: Valid First Aid Certificate – Standard Natural Sciences Culture, Arts and Heritage: Communications - Public Speaking |
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Student Visitor Services Attendant |
Administration: Work with Public Certificates: Valid First Aid Certificate - Standard Administration: Work with Public - Visitor Services Attendant |
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Student General Works Assistant |
General Labour and Trades: Labourer - General Certificates: Valid First Aid Certificate - Standard General Labour and Trades: Janitor General Labour and Trades: Maintenance-General |
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Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada (Amherstburg) |
Student Interpreter |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Student Research Assistant |
Administration: Records Management – Cataloging |
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Niagara National Historic Sites |
Student Interpreter |
Culture, Arts and Heritage: Communications - Public Speaking |
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Student Labourer (Maintenance Worker) |
General Labour and Trades: Labourer - General |
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Point Pelee National Park of Canada |
Student Park Interpreter |
Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Parks – Park Interpreter |
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Student Labourer |
General Labour and Trades: Janitor |
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Student Visitor Attendant |
Administration: Work with Public – Visitor Services Attendant |
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Student Ecological Integrity Monitoring Program Assistant |
Natural Sciences: Field Work Natural Sciences: Mapping - Global Positioning System Natural Sciences: Mapping - Remote Sensing Computers: General Computer Use |
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Species at Risk Student |
Natural Sciences: Field Work |
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Student Graphic Design Assistant |
Computers: Graphics – Adobe Photoshop |
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Student Social Science Visitor Attendant |
Culture, Arts and Heritage: Communications – Public Speaking |
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Location |
Student Duties |
FSWEP Skill Codes |
| Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada | Student Park Communicator |
Administration: Work with Public |
Student Maintenance Workers |
General Labour and Trades: Labourer-General |
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| Student Field Technician | Pure and Applied Science: Biology, Chemistry, and Biochemistry – Biological Field Work |
Location |
Student Duties |
FSWEP Skill Codes |
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Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site of Canada |
Student Finance and Administration | Administration: Accounting – Accounting (general) |
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| Student Monitor of drinking water | Pure and Applied Science: Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry -- Bacteriology |
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| Student Visitor Services Attendant |
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| Student Maintenance |
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| Student Interpretation of Nature | Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information – Interpretation of Nature |
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| Student technical Support | Administration: Work with Public |
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Forillon National Park of Canada and Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site of Canada |
Student Historic Site Interpreter | Administration: Work with Public |
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| Student Customer Service | Administration: Work with Public |
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| Student Interpreter | Administration: Work with Public |
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| Student Maintenance (Labourer) | Administration: Work with Public |
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| Ecological Integrity Student | Administration: Analysis – Data Analysis |
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| Student Receptionist | Administration: Work with Public Administration: Office Work – Receptionist |
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| Student IT Support and Client Services | Computers: General Computer Use |
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| Student Forestry Installations | General Labour and Trades: General Labour and Trades – Labourer – general |
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Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve of Canada |
Student Historic Site Interpreter |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Student Visitor Services Attendant |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Student Interpreter |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Student Maintenance or Cultural Presentation |
Administration: Work with Public |
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Student Natural Resource Management Assistant |
Administration: Research |
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Location |
Student Duties |
FSWEP Skill Codes |
Batoche National Historic Site |
Student Interpreter/Visitor Services Attendant |
Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information |
Fort Battleford National Historic Site |
Student Interpreter / Visitor Services Attendant |
Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information |
Student Maintenance Worker |
General Labour and Trades: General Labour and Trades – Labourer - general |
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Motherwell Homestead National Historic Site of Canada |
Student Interpreter / Visitor Services Attendant |
Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information |
Student Maintenance Worker |
General Labour and Trades: General Labour and Trades – Labourer - general |
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Fort Walsh National Historic Site |
Student Interpreter / Visitor Services Attendant |
Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information |
Student Maintenance Worker |
General Labour and Trades: General Labour and Trades – Labourer - general |
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Grasslands National Park |
Student Maintenance Worker |
General Labour and Trades: General Labour and Trades – Labourer - general |
Student Interpreter / Visitor Services Attendant |
Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information |
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Student Clerical Assistant |
Administration: Office work |
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Student Resource Conservation Assistant |
Natural Sciences: Ecology |
Location |
Student Duties |
FSWEP Skill Codes |
| Kluane National Park and Reserve | Student Park Interpreter | Administration: Work with Public Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Parks – Parks Program Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information – Tour Guide |
| Student Visitor Attendant | Administration: Work with Public Administration: Work with Public – Cashier Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information |
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| Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada | Interpretive Theatre Student |
Culture, Arts and Heritage: Arts Culture, Arts and Heritage: Arts – Arts Policy Culture, Arts and Heritage: Arts – Fine Arts Culture, Arts and Heritage: Arts – Photography Culture, Arts and Heritage: Communications – Public Speaking |
SS Klondike National Historic Site of Canada |
Student Interpretive Guide |
Administration: Work with Public |
| Student Heritage Presentation | Parks/Recreation/Tourism: Tourist Information - Historic Sites/Museum Interpretation |

Want to know more?
Consult the FSWEP Web site
Get in touch with one of the regional Public Service Commission offices