Indigenous Youth Work Exchange Program

Dorion Fish Culture Station | Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

The Indigenous Youth Work Exchange Program (IYWEP) is currently seeking an Assistant Fish Culture Technician to participate in Dorion Fish Culture Station Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. The successful candidate may participate in some or all of the following tasks:

• Assist fish culture station staff by performing technical duties related to the culture of fish and the operation and maintenance of the station, such as tank cleaning, disinfection, and equipment maintenance (e.g. piping, valves, etc.).
• Assist staff by performing daily fish culture activities, including feeding, inventories, picking of losses, fish marking, anaesthetizing, thinning, disease sampling, record keeping, etc.
• Assist with water quality monitoring such as checking oxygen levels, temperatures and flow rates, and make adjustment as required.
• Assist fish culture station staff in observing fish behavior, mortality trends, densities, etc., and advising fish culture technician and operation coordinators.
• Assist with computer work by creating spreadsheets and performing data entry, word processing, etc.
• Participate in a team environment to assist in implementing fish culture station operational goals and objectives.

Program Highlights:
• 2 summer seasons of employment
• Rate of pay: $15.10
• Minimum 8 weeks/year, 40 hours per week with the possibility of extension

Eligibility:
• Must be a student
• Must be able to self-identify as an Indigenous person (First Nation, Inuit or Métis)
• Must be between the ages of 15 and 24 upon commencement of employment in the first year of participation (or between 15 and 29 if a person with a disability)

Additional information can be found at https://www.ontario.ca/page/indigenous-youth-work-exchange-program.  Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Sohail Siddiqui, Manager, Dorion Fish Culture Station by email [email protected]

The application deadline is May 6, 2022 but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Recruitment for these positions is facilitated in partnership with participating Indigenous communities and organizations.

If you need assistance with your resume and cover letter, please reach out to Student Career Services by email at [email protected] 

-Student Career Services