Pay Design Interns.
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Wait, aren't unpaid internships illegal?
Internships that are experiential in nature as part of an educational program may be unpaid. Based on RGD By-Laws which includes the need to abide by existing labour laws, RGDs who employ interns must meet government mandated labour and minimum wage standards for internships that are not part of an accredited educational program.
How did you collect this information?
Good ol' fashioned cold emailing! I reached out to more than 100 studios and agencies and requested details on their approaches to internships, asking them to identify one of the following:
- We do not offer paid internships at this time.
- We offer paid internships that pay between $15.50 per hour (Ontario minimum wage) and $22 per hour.
- We offer paid internships that align with the Ontario Living Wage Network standard for Toronto, paying at minimum $22.08 per hour.
Who created this?
Pay Design Interns was inspired by Barron Webster's Pay Interns (NYC) and created by Dr. Ana Rita Morais, Chair for the School of Design at George Brown College.
Database.
MINIMUM WAGE (MW)
The Ontario minimum wage is currently $15/hr, and will transition to $15.50/hr starting on October 1, 2022.
LIVING WAGE (LW)
The living wage for Toronto is $22.08/hr (November 2021) according to the Ontario Living Wage Network.
STUDIO
TYPE OF WORK
MW+
LW+
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This work was cultivated on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.
