RBC internships and co-ops: Amplify, capital markets, and how to apply

RBC hires students through co-ops and internships posted on its jobs site, the Amplify summer innovation program, and capital markets and asset management summer roles, many of them in the US. The Amplify 2027 developer role in Toronto is for students graduating between August 2027 and June 2028, and listed a November 16, 2026 deadline when checked. RBC also runs campus and virtual recruiting events through November.

Everything below comes from RBC's jobs site and postings, checked October 31, 2026. If you are a Canadian student looking beyond US big tech, RBC is worth having on your list.

RBC's student options

• Co-ops and internships: RBC says these let you apply classroom skills to real projects and that entry level roles are open to people still in school, recently graduated, new to the country, or changing careers.
• Amplify: the summer innovation program described below.
• Tech careers: RBC says it has hundreds of tech roles for students and new grads across dozens of work streams.
• New graduate rotational programs: for after you finish.

If you are not sure how co-op and internship terms differ for your program, see internship vs co-op.

How Amplify works

RBC describes Amplify as a summer program that puts you in a cross functional team, with people focused on business, data, and programming, to tackle a real business challenge. You research, design, and deliver a working prototype, with coaches and subject matter experts available, and pitch it to stakeholders at the end of the summer.

From the Developer, RBC Amplify 2027, Toronto posting:

• Currently enrolled post-secondary, graduating between August 2027 and June 2028.
• Understanding of programming languages, databases, frameworks, code management, and Agile.
• At least one of: cloud platforms, mobile development, DevOps tools, full stack technologies such as Spring, Angular, Node, or Flask, or API development.
• Nice to have: hackathons, presenting to stakeholders, interest in FinTech, Figma.
• 37.5 hours a week, salaried, based at 180 Wellington St W in Toronto.

One caution: the listing shows a November 16, 2026 deadline, while its description still mentions October 4. RBC's site notes applications close at 11:59 PM the day before the listed date. Do not leave it until the final day. A Montréal version of the role is also posted.

Capital markets and asset management

A search for summer 2027 returned 23 jobs on October 31, 2026. Examples included Capital Markets Global Investment Banking Summer Associate roles in Houston and San Francisco, Global Markets Summer Analyst roles in Delaware, Quantitative Technology Services in Raleigh, and Global Asset Management internships in Boston and Minneapolis. The Raleigh listing, for one, had a November 6, 2026 deadline, so these run on their own earlier schedule. For how banks compare, see the JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs guides.

Recruiting events

RBC's students page listed these upcoming events when checked:

Use these to get a name and a specific team. Then send a short follow up, using the follow up email guide.

How to apply well

• Check your graduation date first.Amplify's window is a hard line.
• Bring a build and a pitch. Show a working project and how you explained it. Ideas are in internship portfolio projects.
• Show interest in finance or FinTech, which the posting lists as a plus, even if only through a small project.
• Read each location's posting. Requirements and deadlines differ between Canadian and US roles.