MHC among those with Mitacs Internship deals sharing in new provincial funding

By Medicine Hat News on May 16, 2025.

In an effort to better prepare Alberta’s youth for the workforce, the province is investing $15 million over three years in the Mitacs Internship Program.

The Mitacs Internship Program helps drive research commercialization in Alberta and complements other government-funded work-integrated learning programs and provides hands-on learning experiences for post-secondary students and recent graduates in the province’s priority growth areas.

“Hands-on learning is critical to helping students get the skills and training they need, and to prepare them for success in their careers,” said Rajan Sawhney, Minister of Advanced Education. “By working together with industry and the post-secondary system, we are ensuring students receive high-quality education while building the research and innovation labour force that the economy of the future will require.”

Mitacs is a national non-profit that provides grant and internship programs for post-secondary students and recent graduates in the areas of research and development, innovation and science. Currently, 23 Alberta post-secondary institutions, including Medicine Hat College, throughout the province have Mitacs funding agreements.

This $15 million in provincial funding, combined with federal and industry funding, will allow the Mitacs Internship Program to offer more than 3,000 Albertan student internships.

“Mitacs is honoured to receive this important investment from the Government of Alberta into innovation internships that will boost economic growth, productivity and competitiveness across the province while supporting talent development and retention,” Mitacs CEO Stephen Lucas said in a statement. “We’re proud to contribute to strengthening Alberta’s advanced education and innovation ecosystems.”

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