You can join our team by doing:

a paid internship (6 months contract)
an unpaid internship
volunteering

At OPEQ, we subscribe to an access to equality program and we encourage women, visible minorities and first nations to submit their application.

OPE interns’ testimony

Permanent job

Sorry, there are currently no positions open at this time…

Paid internships

Paid internships last for 900 hours (approximately 6 months).

At the time of hiring, you must meet the following criteria:

Be between 15 and 30 years old;
Have a Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS)
Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a refugee status holder in Canada;
Be legally entitled to work as per provincial legislation and regulations;
Not receiving Employment Insurance benefits.

The following workers are excluded from the program:

Temporary residents;
Tourists;
Students holding a student visa;
Workers with a temporary work visa.

Internships in sorting centers

Montreal (Anjou) - Warehouse clerk - parts and equipment

Main functions:

Proceed to the receipt and dispatch of computer equipment;
Sort the material for reuse or recycling;
Process the material by entering into a database some information related to the material received.

Level of study required:

Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS);
Years of experience related to the job: none.

Requested qualities:

Punctuality and assiduity;
Dynamism, reliability, honesty, respect of the others;
ASSET: INTEREST FOR COMPUTING!

Requested language: Spoken and written French.

Offered salary: 14,50 $ per hour.

Number of hours per week: 37.50

Type of internship:

Full-time;
900 hours internship (approximately 6 months).

At the time of hiring, you must meet the following criteria:

Be between 15 and 30 years old;
Have a Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS);
Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a refugee status holder in Canada;
Be legally entitled to work as per provincial legislation and regulations;
Not receiving Employment Insurance benefits.

The following workers are excluded from the program:

Temporary residents;
Tourists;
Students holding a student visa;
Workers with a temporary work visa.

Quebec - Warehouse clerk - parts and equipment

Main functions:

Proceed to the receipt and dispatch of computer equipment;
Summarily evaluate the equipment and sort it according to basic technical criteria;
Use a database to record the received material.

Level of study required:

Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS);
Years of experience related to the job: none.

Requested qualities:

Punctuality and assiduity;
Dynamism, reliability, honesty, respect of the others;
ASSET: INTEREST FOR COMPUTING!

Requested language: Spoken and written French.

Offered salary: $ 14,50 per hour.

Number of hours per week: 37.50

Type of internship:

Full-time;
900 hours internship (approximately 6 months).

At the time of hiring, you must meet the following criteria:

Be between 15 and 30 years old;
Have Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS);
Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a refugee status holder in Canada;
Be legally entitled to work as per provincial legislation and regulations;
Not receiving Employment Insurance benefits.

The following workers are excluded from the program:

Temporary residents;
Tourists;
Students holding a student visa;
Workers with a temporary work visa.

Internships in repair shops

Bellechasse - Technician for maintenance and repair of computer equipment

Main functions:

Work primarily with computers, LCDs screens and printers;
Evaluate, identify and solve technical problems.

Level of studies required:

Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS);
Years of experience related to the job: none.

Requested qualities:

Punctuality and assiduity;
Dynamism, reliability, honesty, respect of the others.

Requested language: Spoken and written French.

Offered salary: Starting at $ 15 per hour.

Number of hours per week: 36.50

Type of internship:

Full-time;
900 hours internship (approximately 6 months).

At the time of hiring, you must meet the following criteria:

Be between 15 and 30 years old;
Have a Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS);
Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a refugee status holder in Canada;
Be legally entitled to work as per provincial legislation and regulations;
Not receiving Employment Insurance benefits.

The following workers are excluded from the program:

Temporary residents;
Tourists;
Students holding a student visa;
Workers with a temporary work visa.

Montreal (Pointe-Claire) - Technician for maintenance and repair of computer equipment

Main functions:

Work primarily with computers, LCDs screens and printers;
Evaluate, identify and solve technical problems;
Add computer components (memory, readers, etc.);
Provide technical assistance to customers (by phone).

Level of study required:

Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS);
Years of experience related to the job: none.

Requested qualities:

Punctuality and assiduity;
Dynamism, reliability, honesty, respect of the others.

Requested language: Spoken and written French.

Offered salary: $ 14,50 per hour.

Number of hours per week: 37.50

Type of internship:

Full-time;
900 hours internship (approximately 6 months).

At the time of hiring, you must meet the following criteria:

Be between 15 and 30 years old;
Have a Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS);
Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a refugee status holder in Canada;
Be legally entitled to work as per provincial legislation and regulations;
Not receiving Employment Insurance benefits.

The following workers are excluded from the program:

Temporary residents;
Tourists;
Students holding a student visa;
Workers with a temporary work visa.

Quebec - Technician for maintenance and repair of computer equipment

Main functions:

Work mainly with laptops;
Evaluate, identify and solve technical problems;
Repair laptops;
Add computer components (memory, readers, etc.);
Provide technical assistance to customers (by phone);
Exchange with customers to specify their needs.

Level of study required:

Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS);
Years of experience related to the job: none.

Requested qualities:

Punctuality and assiduity;
Dynamism, reliability, honesty, respect of the others.

Requested language: Spoken and written French.

Offered salary: $ 14,50 per hour.

Number of hours per week: 37.50

Type of internship:

Full-time;
900 hours internship (approximately 6 months).

At the time of hiring, you must meet the following criteria:

Be between 15 and 30 years old;
Have a Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS);
Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a refugee status holder in Canada;
Be legally entitled to work as per provincial legislation and regulations;
Not receiving Employment Insurance benefits.

The following workers are excluded from the program:

Temporary residents;
Tourists;
Students holding a student visa;
Workers with a temporary work visa.

Saguenay - Technician for maintenance and repair of computer equipment

Main functions:

Work mainly with laptops;
Evaluate, identify and solve technical problems.

Level of study required:

Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS);
Years of experience related to the job: none.

Requested qualities:

Punctuality and assiduity;
Dynamism, reliability, honesty, respect of the others.

Requested language: Spoken and written French.

Offered salary: Starting at $ 14,50 per hour.

Number of hours per week: 37.50

Type of internship:

Full-time;
900 hours internship (approximately 6 months).

At the time of hiring, you must meet the following criteria:

Be between 15 and 30 years old;
Have a Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS);
Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a refugee status holder in Canada;
Be legally entitled to work as per provincial legislation and regulations;
Not receiving Employment Insurance benefits.

The following workers are excluded from the program:

Temporary residents;
Tourists;
Students holding a student visa;
Workers with a temporary work visa.

Sherbrooke - Technicianfor maintenance and repair of computer equipment

Main functions:

Work primarily with computers, LCDs screens and printers;
Evaluate, identify and solve technical problems.

Level of study required:

Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS);
Years of experience related to the job: none.

Requested qualities:

Punctuality and assiduity;
Dynamism, reliability, honesty, respect of the others.

Requested language: Spoken and written French.

Offered salary: Starting at $ 14.50 per hour.

Number of hours per week: 36.25

Type of internship:

Full-time;
900 hours internship (approximately 6 months).

At the time of hiring, you must meet the following criteria:

Be between 15 and 30 years old;
Have a Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS);
Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a refugee status holder in Canada;
Be legally entitled to work as per provincial legislation and regulations;
Not receiving Employment Insurance benefits.

The following workers are excluded from the program:

Temporary residents;
Tourists;
Students holding a student visa;
Workers with a temporary work visa.

Volunteering

Being a volunteer at OPEQ allows you to acquire and share experience by working with youths.

Sorting Centers

Main functions:

Process the material by entering into a database some information related to the material received.

Experience required:

None;
Asset: computer skills.

Number of hours per week: 20 hours

Qualities requested:

Ability to work in a team

Repair shops

Main functions:

Clean components;
Test some parts;
Sort and classify.

Experience required:

None;
Asset: computer skills.

Number of hours per week: between 10 and 25 hours

Qualitie requested:

Ability to work in a team

The Technical Work Experience Program (TWEP) is an initiative of the Computers for Schools program.

The OPE program is funded in part by the Government of Canada.

Jobs, internships and volunteering

OPE interns’ testimony

Permanent job

Paid internships

Internships in sorting centers

Internships in repair shops

Volunteering