Certain students, graduates of a “recognized” veterinary college or students enrolled in an accredited AHT program may be engaged by a certified veterinary practice to perform ancillary animal health care services in an instructional capacity. 

AB.VMA Bylaws indicate that a Veterinary Student may be:

Final Year Student Member Click here (refer to Section 2 b)
or
Non-Final Year Student Member Click here (refer to Section 2 d)

Their duties must be performed in accordance with Council Guidelines.
(Refer to Students of “Recognized” Veterinary and Animal Health Technologist Colleges)

AAAHT Bylaws allow for student membership.
Click here to download the bylaws

All students MUST be members of the AB.VMA or the AAAHT if they are participating in veterinary practice in Alberta.

Click here for AB.VMA Student Membership application.

Supervising Veterinarians must complete a “Consent to Employ a Student” application form and submit to Registrar for Approval.
To Get the Consent to Employ a Student form click  here

To seek Veterinary Student employment opportunities or to post and Veterinary Student employment opportunity:

• Go to http://canadianveterinarians.net
• Logon using name and CVMA password
• Under the quick links column, click on students of the CVMA
• Click on Summer Job File hyperlink and follow prompts to post or search a job

2010 Veterinary Work Experience Program

The Ag Info. Centre, part of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (AARD) will once again administer the Veterinary Work Experience in 2010. Funding is renewed on a yearly basis. Employees and employers must apply together for the program, AARD does not do any matching. Employees may approach potential employers and advise them of the program but cannot apply for the program without an employer.

Application deadline: April 16, 2010. Program Runs: May 1 - August 31, 2010.

For more information on the program visit:http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/general/progserv.nsf/all/pgmsrv42.

Career Focus Program

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is one of several federal departments participating in the Career Focus Program.

At AAFC, the Career Focus Program will contribute $864,000 to projects that employ recent graduates in agriculture, agri-food, agri-food science and veterinary medicine. Each project will be eligible to receive up to $20,000 in matching funds.

The program will help create some 80 agricultural internships for graduates across the country. Each internship may last up to 12 months. The minimum duration is four months, but internships must last long enough to provide meaningful experience to the participant.

How the program works

The program is administered by the Renewal Division of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and its five regional offices. Organizations that want to sponsor internships must submit project proposals to AAFC, recruit graduates and share the cost of each project.

Please note: the Career Focus Program is not a summer employment program.

For more information on the program and how to apply visit: http://www4agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1183567066815