Professional Experience Year
What is a Professional Experience Year (PEY)?
The Professional Experience Year (PEY) Internship Program is the largest undergraduate paid internship program in Canada. The PEY program provides students in year 2 or 3 with 12-16 month paid internships wherein they can apply their knowledge in a project-based professional environment, crucial to their ongoing career development.
The growing success of PEY lies in its integrative approach by providing employment opportunities and delivering an intensive development program that allows students to assess and market their skills and interest. Students are prepared for internship opportunities, introduced to the dynamics of an employment relationship, so as to develop an awareness of their potential and contribution as they chart their career path upon graduation.
Learn more about the PEY program here.
PEY Statistics (for a previous year)
- Overall: 508 students placed; average salary: $21,600 - $63,000
- Computer Science: 38 students placed; average salary: $29,700 - $56,000
- Commerce: 3 students placed; average salary: $28,992 - $45, 233
Graduate Enterprise Internship (GEI) Program
There is a new university-wide initiative called the Graduate Enterprise Internship (GEI) Program.
The GEI is a six-month paid internship program for students in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) programs who graduated within the last five years and Master’s students, PhD and Post Docs that are either currently enrolled in a graduate program or graduated within the last five years.
For more information on the program, please visit http://graduateinternships.utoronto.ca.