Canada-Japan Co-op students are available year round for a period of four, eight or twelve months. Canada-Japan Co-op students are able to start in January, May or September unless a Japanese employer has alternate or special requests.
For more information about student availability please contact Jenny Reilly, Canada-Japan Co-op Program Director at jenny.reilly@ubc.ca or Yuko Nemoto, Program Assistant at coop.japan@ubc.ca.
Students from educational institutions across Canada in varied disciplines participate in the Canada-Japan Co-op Program. Students in the following disciplines have participated in the program over the years:
- Engineering - Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Computer, Software
- Science - Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Microbiology, Molecular
- Business - Marketing, Business Administration
- Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences
Canada-Japan Co-op students are typically hired for eight to twelve months (two to three co-op terms). A small amount of four-month work opportunities have been made over the history of the program. The majority of Canada-Japan Co-op work term placements are for the maximum twelve month duration; however, some employers prefer to initially place for eight months, review suitability and if appropriate extend the students contract an additional four months.
English teaching positions are available year round for a period of seven or eleven months.
Discipline |
Students |
Average Salary (yen/month) |
| Arts | 1 | 215,000 |
| Engineering | 23 | |
| Biomedical | 1 | 160,000 |
| Chemical & Biological | 2 | 150,000 |
| Computer | 3 | 150,000 |
| Electrical | 3 | 113,333 |
| Materials | 2 | 145,360 |
| Mechatronics | 1 | 160,000 |
| Mechanical | 8 | 145,625 |
| Nanotechnology | 1 | 130,000 |
| Software | 2 | 227,500 |
| Math | 1 | 150,000 |
| Science | 17 | |
| Computer Science | 7 | 146,250 |
| Molecular Biology/Biochemistry | 3 | 70,000 |
| Engineering Physics | 4 | 137,500 |
| Physics | 2 | 150,000 |
| Total | 41 | 140,501 |
Note: As of August 6, 2010, 140,000 yen equaled approximately CAD$1,682.00
