Company Description
Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization
When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. As a professional investment management organization, CPP Investments invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure its financial sustainability for generations of working and retired Canadians.
CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $3.6 trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, São Paulo, and Sydney.
CPP Investments attracts and selects high-potential individuals. Join our team and look forward to:
- Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
- Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
- Accelerated exposure and responsibility
- Global career development opportunities
- Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
- A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance
If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.
Job Description
Our Early Investor Internship Program offers the opportunity to build skills, gain exposure to global markets, and work alongside some of the industry’s most accomplished investors. As an Intern, you will join one of our investment teams in Active Equities, Capital Markets & Factor Investing, Credit Investments, Real Assets, or Total Fund Management, contributing to meaningful, high-impact projects while developing your technical and analytical capabilities.
Your summer begins with Intern Orientation, where you’ll connect with peers, explore our culture, and gain insight into our strategies through company-wide departmental overviews. You’ll also have the chance to engage with senior leadership, advance your knowledge through skills-based training, and apply what you learn in stimulating on-the-job assignments.
In addition to your core work, you’ll take part in signature summer programming such as our Intern Case Competition and Speaker Series. We encourage you to bring your full self to work, take advantage of every learning opportunity, and build relationships that will support your career growth.
This internship is also a direct pipeline to the full-time Early Investor Program, offering high-performing interns the opportunity to return and launch their careers with us after graduation.
Overview of Participating Departments
Each investment department offers a distinct path to expertise, career growth, and impact. You will join one team, gain deep asset-class knowledge, and work on high-impact projects with early responsibility and exceptional mentorship.
Active Equities North America uses deep fundamental research to identify high-conviction public equity opportunities. Analysts collaborate with experienced investors to generate insights and turn them into actionable strategies.
Capital Markets & Factor Investing manages a global portfolio of externally managed and systematic strategies, including hedge funds, across asset classes. The team partners with top investment managers build diversified portfolios that capture differentiated returns and drive long-term performance.
Credit Investments delivers capital solutions across the credit spectrum, combining return potential with disciplined risk management. Analysts gain exposure to diverse sectors and geographies while building a strong understanding of global credit markets.
Real Assets invest in infrastructure, sustainable energy, and real estate, creating long-term value through ownership of essential assets that support communities and economies. Analysts work on transactions and initiatives with a tangible, lasting impact.
Total Fund Management shapes portfolio construction, capital allocation, and liquidity decisions for the enterprise. Interns gain a whole-fund perspective, learning how investments across asset classes connect to manage risk, capture opportunities, and drive long-term performance.
Your Role, Responsibilities, and Impact
- Contribute to research and evaluation of industries, companies, and securities, including assessing fundamentals and market positioning.
- Assist in valuation analysis of companies, assets, and/or securities to help identify potential risks and returns.
- Support due diligence or asset management efforts by gathering and analyzing information on financial performance, market and industry dynamics, and other key investment considerations.
- Help build and update financial models to evaluate investment positions or opportunities.
- Provide analytical support in the investment process, collaborating with the team to prepare investment reviews and market overviews.
- Research investment positions or new opportunities in markets across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
- Apply statistical and qualitative analysis to strengthen investment insights.
- Analyze macroeconomic trends and prepare summaries that inform investment perspectives.
- Assist in developing and maintaining proprietary and other information sources that support investment research.
Qualifications
Eligible Candidates
Candidates must be enrolled in an undergraduate program and returning to school in Fall 2026 to be eligible to apply. We seek individuals with a proven record of academic excellence balanced with extracurricular involvement and leadership experience. Strong candidates bring skills in financial modeling, valuation, and analytics, as well as effective communication and the ability to build strong relationships. The most successful interns combine energy, enthusiasm, and intellectual curiosity with a genuine passion for investing.
Additional Information
As part of your application, you’ll be asked to identify the department or investment strategy that interests you most. If selected, you will be placed within one team, where you’ll develop deep expertise in your asset class while gaining exposure to the broader platform.
To apply, please include a cover letter, resume, and transcripts (full unofficial version). We encourage you to highlight your preferred department(s) in your cover letter.
Deadline: Sunday, September 7, 2025, 11:59pm EST
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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.
Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:
In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Disclaimer:
CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or website will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.
