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Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) Intern - Winter 2027 - 6 Months
@ Stantec
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Stantec is hiring a six-month Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) intern for its Innovation Research Services team, starting January 2027. The intern supports the annual SR&ED tax credit claim cycle by planning, documenting, tracking and monitoring claims and helping gather supporting documentation. The posting requires current enrolment in a science or engineering program and proficiency in Python, with a hybrid work arrangement.
Responsibilities:
- Plan and schedule SR&ED claim development tasks
- Attend project calls and summarize information
- Track each claim lead from identification to completion
- Assist in gathering and organizing supporting documentation
- Support cost estimation and keep the claim process on schedule
Requirements summary:
- Currently enrolled in a university science or engineering program
- Demonstrated proficiency in Python
- Highly organized and effective in team settings
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Available for a six-month term starting January 2027
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-09
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Business operations |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office, Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Science, Engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Tuition support, Stock or equity, Wellness |
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Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more. Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible. Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN. Recruitment fraud notice: All legitimate Stantec career opportunities are posted exclusively at www.stantec.jobs and candidate applications and employment offers are managed through our secure applicant tracking system. Stantec will only contact candidates using official email addresses ending in @stantec.com and does not send job offers as email attachments. Stantec never requests application fees and money transfers in the recruitment process or banking information via email. We also do not send payments for the purchase of office supplies or equipment. Any communication offering employment outside of our official recruitment process should be considered fraudulent.
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Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes…
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| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Edmonton, Alberta |
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Stantec enhances its value to clients and shareholders by carrying out scientific research and innovation. The Innovation Stantec Research Services team, part of the Innovation Office, facilitates Stantec engagement in research by providing research services including research advising.
Your Opportunity
Stantec enhances its value to clients and shareholders by strengthening its technical capacity through scientific research and innovation. The Stantec Innovation Research Services team facilitates Stantec engagement in research by accessing research funding and other resources. One major source of funding is the Canadian federal government’s research tax credit program “Scientific Research and Experimental Development” (SR&ED).
As the Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) Intern, on Stantec’s Innovation Research Services team, make a career-building move in which you can leverage your organizational skills while learning about and furthering innovative work at Stantec. You will join our global Innovation Office team, learning about some of the most innovative science and technology projects across Canada, and accessing government funding for those projects. This position will commence January 2027, and the term is expected to last six months. Stantec supports hybrid work arrangements where employees can work remotely or from the office, as needed, based on demands of specific tasks, work preferences, and operational requirements.
Your Key Responsibilities
Work with Research Advisor (Canada) using your organizational skills to advance the annual cycle of SR&ED claim development at Stantec which includes:
- Planning – identify all necessary elements of claim development and schedule them
- Documenting – attend project calls, summarize information, group with similar claims
- Tracking – follow each lead from identification to completed claim, and record each step
- Supporting – Assist in gathering, reviewing, and organizing supporting documentation, as well as contributing to the cost estimation process.
- Monitoring – keep the claim process on schedule through structured reminders
- Provide support for other Stantec programs that address researchers’ needs, in collaboration with the Manager of Research Services, as required.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
• Highly organized and skilled at working in a team environment on time-sensitive projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiar with engineering and scientific language; able to understand engineering processes
• Ability to work effectively in an online environment, offering, and receiving information within specific timeframes.
Education and Experience
• Currently enrolled in a university program in science or engineering.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Python programming is essential.
• Please confirm your availability for a six-month term beginning in January 2027.
Typical office or home office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each others’ talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.
Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Learning begins in the classroom but there’s no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges.
As an intern, you’ll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success.
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