Know your rights! Please read through Canada’s Federal Labour Standards for Internships
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/workplace/federal-labour-standards/interns.html,
As a Communication Studies department, we are also adding the following internship guidelines which we are sharing with your supervisor in Form A:

ORIENTATION

At the beginning of the internship, the intern will be introduced to thereceiving organization, including an introduction to the staff, organization proceduresand culture, health and safety standards, internship responsibilities, mentorshiparrangement, and labor rights.

CONTENT

The receiving organization will ensure that the internship is a learningexperience that will help the intern gain knowledge and skills relevant to their subjectarea and orient themself professionally. The tasks given will be relevant to the expected learning outcomes specified and appropriate to the intern’s capacity and working hours.The intern will be able to negotiate the tasks.

MENTORSHIP

The supervisor will provide guidance throughout the internship. Theintern will be able to ask questions around their rights and responsibilities and willreceive feedback on their work.

EVALUATION

Meetings will be held with the intern in the middle and at the end ofthe internship to evaluate the internship content according to the expected learningoutcomes and to discuss the possibility of employment.

COMPENSATION

The receiving organization will provide travel and lunch expenses whena wage is not given.