Thank you for your interest in the Canada-Japan Co-op Program (CJCP)

Please review our job postings for Winter (January) 2026 on the co-op job portal at your home institution first to see if there is any position aligning your interest then review the following application steps and complete the Online Application Form.

Application Steps:

1. Review the Student Info Presentation to learn about the Program

2. Check the Eligibility Checklist for your application to CJCP

3.Review CJCP job descriptions on the job posting portal at your own co-op program, your home institution to see if there is any co-op position aligning with your interest

3. Reach out to a CJCP consortium member at your home institution to advise your interest in applying to CJCP positions

4. After speaking with the CJCP Consortium member at your home institution, wait to hear from them whether your application is reviewed and recommended to CJCP

5. Upon receipt of recommendation from the CJCP consortium member at your home institution, you will be asked to complete CJCP Online Application Form

6. Schedule an application intake interview and Japanese language assessment with CJCP staff

7. Pay a non-refundable application fee of $130

8. Receive CJCP specific job application instructions to apply to CJCP positions; and

9. Students admitted to CJCP must submit their job application documents to CJCP by the closing date.

Due to visa processing which may take up to 2-3 months in Japan, CJCP hiring cycles start usually 8 months (2 terms) prior to the start date.

FYI: co-op opportunities vary each term depending on employers’ needs.

Students are advised to read Prospective Student Info Guide 2 – Online Application Form before filling out the online application form. 

It takes approximately 30-40 minutes to the complete the online application form.

When you decide to apply to CJCP and complete the CJCP Online Application Form:
1) Schedule an application interview with the CJCP consortium member at your home institution;
2) Upon receipt of recommendation from the CJCP consortium member at your home institution; pay your application fee of $130 then you will be scheduled an intake interview (via zoom/in-person) with CJCP staff to go over your online application and conduct a language assessment;
3) have access to job postings with CJCP specific job application instructions; and
4) apply to jobs by the application deadline (specific dates for application steps will be notified)

Students are strongly advised to review CJCP job postings first on the co-op job posting portal at your home co-op/institution to see if you find any CJCP position(s) aligning with your interest. (to ensure if there is any CJCP position you wanted to apply).

Thank you.

The Canada-Japan Co-op Program