AI Automation Student (4 months) - Fall 2026

Our Commitment to Students

At Canadian Tire, we are committed to providing students with a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters knowledge sharing and offers key experiences to help them develop their capabilities through projects and objectives. e believe in setting specific and measurable goals that align with our business objectives to support learning and help students achieve their full potential. Our culture emphasizes learning from others, continuous improvement, agility, growth, and innovation, and we are invested in building a talented, diverse workforce for the future of Canada and Canadian Tire.

Additionally, we are dedicated to building strong relationships with our student employees by engaging with them throughout their education and career pursuits and creating opportunities for ongoing communication and relationship building.

At Canadian Tire, we are committed to providing students with a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters knowledge sharing and offers key experiences to help them develop their capabilities through projects and objectives. e believe in setting specific and measurable goals that align with our business objectives to support learning and help students achieve their full potential. Our culture emphasizes learning from others, continuous improvement, agility, growth, and innovation, and we are invested in building a talented, diverse workforce for the future of Canada and Canadian Tire.

Additionally, we are dedicated to building strong relationships with our student employees by engaging with them throughout their education and career pursuits and creating opportunities for ongoing communication and relationship building.

The AI automation student supports the evaluation, redesign, automation, and continuous improvement of core business processes across Mark's Commercial. The role combines process improvement skills with practical hands-on exposure to Microsoft 365 and Power Platform tools, including Power Automate, Power BI, SharePoint, Teams, Forms, Excel, and related automated solutions.

• Partner with business leaders to document and assess current-state processes end-to-end
• Identify inefficiencies, duplication, and process gaps across functions
• Analyze performance data to establish baseline metrics (cycle time, cost, quality, service levels)
• Support the redesign of business processes to improve efficiency, quality, and scalability
• Incorporate AI, automation, and digital tools into process design where appropriate
• Validate recommended solutions through pilot testing and iteration
• Support the design, build, testing, deployment, and maintenance of automated workflows using Microsoft Power Automate
• Create or support Power BI dashboards and reporting tools to monitor process performance, adoption, exceptions, and business outcomes
• Support automated intake, task tracking, approvals, notifications, exception management, and status reporting workflows
• Partner with IT, Data, and Digital teams where enterprise integrations, data access, security, or governance approvals are required;
  Work closely with Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, IT, and other business units
• Develop standard operating procedures, documentation, and supporting materials;
  Support the implementation of redesigned processes across the organization

• Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in Business, Technology, or a related discipline.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools; interest in AI and automation is a plus.
• Experience with Microsoft Copilot an asset.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• 1-3 years of experience in business process improvement, operations, transformation, automation, reporting, or Microsoft 365 / Power Platform-enabled solution delivery an asset
• Experience working cross-functionally within a complex organization
• Demonstrated hands-on experience, certification, coursework, or project-based exposure with Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Power Automate, Power BI,…