The Outland Youth Employment Program

The Outland Youth Employment Program is hiring for the summer of 2021! Seeking all Indigenous Youth aged 16-18 years old. Learn life-long skills, gain valuable certifications, and experience working first hand in a natural resource based setting. Working towards equity and opportunity, OYEP is a national network of land-based education, training, and work opportunities for Indigenous Youth in Canada. Tell your friends!... Applications are open on our website www.oyep.ca Send us a message if you would like to know more!

Today is #moosehidecampaignday Wear your moose hide pin to show you support! Help #OYEP spread the word to end violence against Indigenous Women and Children.

Attention all #OYEP youth & grads! This is an awesome opportunity for anybody looking for experience working in Forestry! Resolute is seeking 3 individuals to fill the position of a Forestry Student this summer. #Resoluteproud You can view the job description and apply here: https://career4.successfactors.com/career If you are interested in learning more, send OYEP a message!... #OYEP #Outland #Youth #Employment #Program #2021 #summer #resolute #job #forestry #students #education #learning #fun #outdoors #summerwork #grads #findoutmore #safety Resolute Forest Products - Produits forestiers Résolu

Have you ever considered a career in forest fire fighting? Forest fire fighting is very physically demanding, outdoor summer job that many #OYEP youth have chosen to pursue. OYEP Grad Ashley King has been working for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry for the past two years. Through fire fighting, Ashley has had the opportunity to travel across Canada helping to make a difference!... Do you think forest fire fighting is for you? : Ashley King

A big shoutout goes out to Ontario Parks for all of their support over the years! OYEP Youth are fortunate to be able to enjoy the outdoors in parks each summer! Canoeing, kayaking, and hiking are just a few activities we get to enjoy. Thank you to Quetico Provincial Park Superintendent Trevor Gibb! Trevor has been a huge supporter of OYEP over the years and hires OYEP grads every summer to work in the Park.

OYEP Alberta Youth planted 20, 000 thousand trees for West Fraser this summer. The smiles tell it all! To learn more about West Fraser, check out their website for current job postings, scholarships, training, and more! Thank you West Fraser for giving the Alberta Youth the chance to try out tree planting!

We are partnering with Project Learning Tree Canada Canada to host a virtual Mentorship Open House! It’s on November 20, from 4 to 5pm (EST).We’d highly recommend you attend if you are thinking of becoming a CIT or Crew Leader. You’ll learn about a brand-new leadership development opportunity for OYEP grads and connect with OYEP supporters that might one day be YOUR future employer! Reach out to Catherine Langille (fellow OYEP grad!) with any questions: [email protected]

OYEP is proud to be partnered with Nawiiginokiima Forest Management Corporation NFMC Forestry in Ontario. Did you know that NFMC offers over a dozen scholarships each year? If you'd like more info, please reach out to OYEP! NFMC also hires a number of summer students each year for their operations. Be sure to check out these opportunities on their webpage: http://nfmcforestry.ca

Check out our new facebook page - OYEP Employment Opportunities if you, or someone you know is looking for a job! We are here to help.

Today marks #OrangeShirtDay. We honour the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada, for those who returned home and for those that did not. Take time to listen, learn, and share as you wear your orange shirt #everychildmatters

OYEP was happy to be able to offer first aid training in this years program, completed fully outdoors. Collectively, OYEP Youth received 57 First Aid certificates! First Aid is a great qualification to add to your resume and you never know when you may need to use it. Way to go rangers! Thank you to Canadian Red Cross, OVERhang, and Northern Lakes College for the amazing courses!

OYEP was thrilled to present scholarships on behalf of Domtar to Catherine Langille of Mink Lake, and Demi Abraham of Sandbar! These two ladies certainly deserved them! Demi just started her first year at Lakehead University for the Native Nurses Entry Program. Catherine is studying Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources at Fleming College. Both girls wanted to give Domtar a big thank you for the scholarship as it will significantly help them with their studies this year. Congrats Demi and Catherine!!!! Keep up the great work.

The grass dancers are usually the first ones to come out and dance before a pow wow starts, they flatten and bless the grass and get it ready for all the other dancers. Tyson Tyson Beaulieu, a Crew Leader in Training, showed the rangers a grass dance at OYEP AB

OYEP Youth across the country did an amazing job at completing Mining Matters tasks and activities this summer. Thank you to Mining Matters for sending each camp boxes of supplies and instructions for self-guided programming. Some highlights included soapstone carvings, the trusses challenge, amethyst jewellery making, and the map and cookie challenge. The Rangers gained a ton of knowledge around mining, geology, and related fields. #miningmatters # mining #education #OYEP #opportunity #environmental #summerwork #indigenousyouth

Anyone miss treeplanting yet? Glad to see some fun and smiling faces out on the block! OYEP planted over 220,000 trees this year. New PB for OYEP! Thanks to all the rangers and their hardwork. Big thanks to all our forestry partners - NFMC-Nisokapawino, Resolute, First Resource Management Group , and West Fraser... #nfmc #resolute #treeplanting #trees #forest #regrowth #regeneration #education #training #awesome #bigmachines #womeninforestry #surveying #funtimes #learning #environment #youth #indigenous #thumbsup #oyep See more

Dryden Forest Management Company (DFMC) and Domtar have been incredible supporters of the Outland Youth Employment Program for many years now. Sandbar youth were so lucky to have been able to participate in a tour of their forestry operations and Fenwick Chipping’s chipper. We had a great day! Dave from DFMC and Amy from Domtar taught the youth how to survey a forest, determine how old a tree is, gave the Rangers a tour of the chipper and brought them to a planted block to se...e the regrowth of the forest. Thank you again to DFMC and Domtar for continuing to support Indigenous Youth education, training, and development. @DFMC_ForestMgmt @domtar_paper #domtar #DFMC #paper #domtarpaper #sitetour #treeplanting #trees #forest #regrowth #regeneration #education #training #awesome #chipper #trucks #logging #tractor #bigmachines #heavyduty #womeninforestry #surveying #funtimes #learning #environment #youth #indigenous #thumbsup

This was the first summer OYEP Youth participated in a site tour with Golder Associates - and it was AWESOME! A big thank you goes out to Matt and Judah for putting on the event, it was certainly a highlight this year for Mink and Sandbar Rangers! The youth had a great time learning about how, and where to setup wildlife cameras in the bush. Also, about the type of work Golder does and different job opportunities. Thank you Golder! @golderassociates... #naturalresources #forestry #environmental #nature #Indigenousyouth #wildlife #cameras #wildlifecameras #outside #waterfall #education #training #opportunity #friends #work #prizes #photocontest #goodtimesoutside #mapreading

OYEP AB participants worked on the Great Trail located near Slave Lake, AB. They spent the day brushsawing and clearing the trail. We are happy to announce that Lezane Okimaw will be working full-time on the trail this fall!! There's always something great to discover on The Great Trail https://thegreattrail.ca/... @thegreattrail #oyep #summerwork #indigenousyouth #opportunity

OYEP Mink Lake participants worked hard installing 200 feet of traction aid and cleared overgrown areas on the boardwalk section of the Great Trail located in the Dawson Trail Campgrounds in Quetico Park! A special thank you to the Path of the Paddle and Lac la Croix for your support this season. @TheGreatTrail #rangers #quetico #queticopp #ontario

OYEP Manitoba was so happy to be able to participate in 3 days of hands-on training with Nisokapawino Forestry Management Corporation. NFMC gave OYEP a tour of their logging opperations and equipment, taught the youth how to survey forests, talked about small engines and even gave them training on how to use brush saws! We had so much fun. BIG thank you to NFMC for providing amazing programming to the MB youth representing 11 different communities . Lots was learned! @articga...teway @NFMC @canadiankraftpaper #OYEP #NFMC #indigneousyouth #summerwork #manitoba #opportunity #success #training #naturalresources #forestry #Indigenous #education

Congratulations to all the OYEP participants! Huge thanks to everyone that helped us celebrate, we will be posting the full videos in our youtube page #OYEP #indigenousyouth #summerwork #firstnations #opportunity