Recreation Internships

Recreation Students and Industry Partners

Each year, our Recreation Leadership diploma students complete a hands-on, 14-week field-based internship with organizations across the recreation, sport, health and community sectors. These internships provide students with invaluable real-world experience while supporting host organizations with fresh energy, knowledge, and skills. 


In their final semester, students choose their own internship placement with an agency, either from a list of placements available, or they negotiate their own.

Examples of organizations who have hosted interns in the past include:

  • Provincial Sports Organizations (Sport BC, Pacific Sport)

  • Municipal Recreation (Surrey Sport & Leisure, Trout Lake Community Centre)

  • Entrepreneurial Businesses (LifeWorks, RecGroup.ca)

  • Not-for-Profit Organizations (Heart & Stroke Foundation, BC Disability Sports)

  • Rehabilitation Centres (GF Strong, Sunny Hill Centre)

  • Private Clubs (Arbutus Club, Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club)

  • Public / Private Partnership Organizations (Planet Ice, Canlan Ice Sports)

  • School Districts (Bayview Community School, Windermere Secondary)

  • Language Schools (Bodwell College)

  • Neighbourhood Houses (Augustine House, South Vancouver Neighbourhood House)

Internship Details

Whether you're a new or returning organization looking to get involved in the next round, or an internship student or host partner seeking documents and manuals, you’ll find everything you need in the links below.

Host a Student

Is your organization interested in hosting a Recreation Leadership student for a 14-week unpaid internship during the Spring semester from January to April?

Indicate Interest to Host a Student

Complete the short Expression of Interest webform below to let us know. We will review submissions before the next Internship Application Period and contact interested organizations by email with next steps.

Submit an Expression of Interest (external link)

Webform is open year-round.

Apply to Host a Student

Click the link below to access the webform and formally apply to host a Recreation Internship student at your organization from January to April:

Submit an Application for an Internship Student (external link) 

Webform opens on August 1st, 2026.

Internship documents

Click the links below to access the Internship manual and documents:

We encourage both new and returning partners to review these materials in full and to reach out to us at recreation [at] langara.ca (recreation[at]langara[dot]ca) with any questions.

Internship Postings

Stay tuned for submitted internship postings coming soon.

Internship Postings 26/27

Organizations who have applied to host a student in the upcoming round will be listed below as their applications are received and processed.

Contact

Email
recreation [at] langara.ca