Canadian Bar Association - IYIP Internships 2018-2022

This project is part of Global Affairs Canada’s International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) funded by the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy. The IYIP is designed to offer Canadian post-secondary graduates the opportunity to gain professional experience in international development. As part of the Young Lawyers International Program the Canadian Bar Association sends 128 interns to 10 countries. They acquire transferable employment skills primarily through activities such as conducting legal research and analysis writing managing client relations and liaising with justice sector stakeholders. The young interns also participate in public education and advocacy activities such as the promotion of human rights either through policy advocacy for human rights and the rule of law or the provision of legal services to local populations including the most vulnerable.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased efforts by Canadian youth interns (women and men) to secure employment through their internship experience including in the field of international development; and (2) increased engagement of Canadian youth interns (women and men) as global citizens who support international development efforts in Canada and abroad.