VFC Careers

Startup culture. Non-profit impact.

Join a team making entrepreneurial careers accessible to more young Canadians.

Colorful portrait of Hannah Jolicoeur
Hannah Jolicoeur
Colorful portrait of Ziad El Dani
My Vision: “A larger strive for modern entrepreneurship being taught and fostered in our educational institutions across Canada.” Ziad El Dani
Colorful portrait of Grecia Abreu
My Vision: “You will always get thousands of NO's, it only takes one YES' to finally reach your goal. Canada needs more YES' around.” Grecia Abreu
Colorful portrait of Mariana Reyes
My Vision: “Close knit communities where every person understands their value in affecting change. ” Mariana Reyes
Colorful portrait of Hailey Perras
My Vision: “Creating communities full of dreamers and learners working together to reach their goals toward a brighter future.” Hailey Perras
Colorful portrait of Anna Smith
Anna Smith
Colorful portrait of Emily McKeown
My Vision: “Young Canadians feeling supported & confident when they choose to take a less 'traditional' career path.” Emily McKeown
Colorful portrait of Lera
My Vision: “To open the door for all Canadians to an accessible and inclusive entrepreneurial scene!” Lera
Colorful portrait of Kathleen Cowie
My Vision: “More people have the skills, resources, and confidence to be entrepreneurs. And more entrepreneurs have the know-how and drive to build great workplace cultures.” Kathleen Cowie
Colorful portrait of Alexia Baha
My Vision: “To empower the youth in their ability to create a better tomorrow.” Alexia Baha
Colorful portrait of Jess Lee
My Vision: “A future generation of leaders will speak up about what they expect from their workplace while the rest of us listen and do our part to make it a reality.” Jess Lee
Colorful portrait of Menahil Nauman
Menahil Nauman
Colorful portrait of Danielle Jones
My Vision: “Young Canadians thinking creatively + critically to find solutions for the problems we face every day - big and small.” Danielle Jones
How We Work

People-first approach

An open, collaborative ecosystem with a sustainable impact focus.

  • Evaluate performance on progress to goals
  • Flexible work style/pace
  • ideas come from everyone
  • Drive Agreement on deliverables

  • VFC measures efficacy, not just effort. Work smarter, recharge, rinse, repeat.

    Like any fast moving organization, we value autonomy and are results-oriented, but we’re accommodating about the working style/pace that gets you there.
    • Evaluate performance on progress to goals
    • Flexible work style/pace
    • ideas come from everyone
    • Drive Agreement on deliverables

Current Openings

Always Hiring

Don’t see your role? Sell us on you.

If after reading our People Ops principles, you feel like we need to know how you can help VFC move forward our agenda:

Send us your resume
or for news on openings
Working together

Ready, train, 🔥🔥🔥.

Venture for Canada is a national charity on a mission to foster the entrepreneurial skills and mindsets of young Canadians. We recruit, train, and support young people to work for innovative Canadian small businesses and start-ups.

Through our programs, participants develop the network, knowledge, and entrepreneurial skills they need to thrive in rich, impactful careers.

Our vision is a Canada where young people can equitably realize their entrepreneurial potential to build the most prosperous place in the world.

So far, we’ve:

  • Ranked as the 6th Fastest-Growing Charity in Canada (and just getting started)
  • Launched 8 cohorts of entrepreneurial young people since incorporating 10 years ago
  • Launched a field-leading Diversity, Equity and People Operations conference
  • Supported thousands of students in short-term work placements
  • Delivered thousands of hours in entrepreneurial training
  • Distributed $9 million in wage subsidies and stipends in 2021, alone
  • Collaborated with innovative sector leaders on programs like the Reskilling Retail Workers Project

Nine years in, we’re just getting started.

Ready to apply?

We can’t wait to meet you! Learn what’s ahead in our Hiring Brochure.

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