{"id":3286,"date":"2015-11-17T11:22:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T16:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.epsi-inc.com\/?p=3286"},"modified":"2022-06-09T13:10:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T17:10:11","slug":"interns-part-1-paid-or-unpaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epsi-inc.com\/en\/interns-part-1-paid-or-unpaid\/","title":{"rendered":"Interns Part 1: paid or unpaid?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you\u2019re thinking about hiring an intern.
\nBut you don\u2019t know if you\u2019re supposed to pay them, what exactly it is they should\/can do, and how to find one. You\u2019re not entirely sure how the whole thing works, how it will benefit the organization or if it\u2019s worth it.
\nYou are not alone.
\nAsk most people to describe an intern and they\u2019ll talk about a young person, some Gen Y, either keen or entitled, often imagined fetching coffee. The reality isn\u2019t quite so Hollywood, and nor should it be. The truth is that interns are as unique in their backgrounds, personality, and competencies as any other employee in your organization. And that\u2019s a first key point; an intern isn\u2019t a young person who is brought on solely to fetch coffee or print papers for free or a small sum. Your new intern will be an employee, a person who can contribute to your organization, and down the road may be one of your best senior employees or even a future client.
\nThis still doesn\u2019t answer those important questions you had from earlier though. To begin with, in this blog, let\u2019s tackle the question or whether to pay an intern or not in the Canadian context.
\nUnfortunately, there\u2019s no straight easy answer to this question.\u00a0 It depends largely on the province in which you find yourself.\u00a0 However, in most cases interns are legally required to be paid unless they fall within two categories, generally determined to be:<\/p>\n