Municipal Affairs, in partnership with Alberta municipalities, coordinates the Municipal Internship Program. The program helps municipalities recruit and train capable, well-rounded leaders who can progress into senior municipal positions. The ministry provides financial assistance to municipalities and municipal organizations willing to make the commitment of time and resources necessary to host and train an intern. The objective of the program is to provide recent post-secondary graduates the opportunity to gain first-hand, real-life experience as a first step towards a career in municipal government.

In 2005 the ministry commissioned Nichols Applied Management to complete a Program Review on the past three years of the current internship program. See the report here.

There are two streams in this program. Find out more about:

Internship Program for Administrators

Internship Program for Land Use Planners