March 2026
$10,000 scholarship for students making an impact
If you are heading into your first year of a biosciences program and identify as Indigenous, a student with a disability, or a newcomer to Canada, the I.D.E.A.L. Scholarship™ may be for you.
The application is designed for students to tell us about their impact in an accessible way. Instead of a formal essay, you answer straightforward questions and share about how you have helped make your school or community more inclusive.
Know a student who might qualify? Please forward this email or share the link. Applications close June 8th, 2026.
Free training to protect your team from workplace harassment
Free, bilingual workplace sexual harassment courses are tailored for SMEs in the Canadian bio‑economy and designed to help you:
- Recognize the signs of sexual harassment
- Respond in a trauma‑informed, legally sound way
- Build a safe, respectful environment where people feel supported
All in just two self‑paced, 45‑minute sessions that respect your time.
Developed with legal experts and tailored to the bio‑economy, these courses help you act with confidence.
Start building a culture where your team feels protected and heard.
Great Place to Work 2026 Certification
Great workplaces don’t happen by chance. They’re built day by day, moment by moment. As an organization rooted in science and data, we love seeing what those moments add up to. Over the past year, we have:
- Hosted 10+ IDEA (inclusivity, diversity, equity and accessibility)‑focused discussions, learning moments and reflections, covering topics like accessibility, neurodiversity, culture and belonging.
- Logged hundreds of moments where colleagues offered help, shared expertise and stepped in across teams.
- Celebrated 50+ milestones including birthdays, work anniversaries, personal wins, professional achievements and moments that matter.
- Held 52 weekly Tuesday Touchpoint meetings that created space for learning, honest conversations, laughs and shared wins across the organization.
- Showcased our fun and competitive sides in 10+ events hosted by our Social Committee including trivia, yoga, art classes and a cooking competition
- Brought dozens of sweet treats into the office!
All these moments have helped to secure our 7th year as a Great Place to Work. We are thrilled to celebrate this recognition with our incredible colleagues who continue to make BioTalent Canada the wonderful workplace that it is.
Growing Talent: Creating Careers in the Life Sciences
BioTalent Canada is featured on Lab Coats and Life, the STEMCELL Technologies podcast, in the episode Growing Talent: Creating Careers in the Life Sciences. In this conversation, our President and CEO, Rob Henderson, shares insights on the future of the life sciences workforce and how building strong talent pipelines, combining technical training with broader skills, and strengthening connections between education and industry are key to supporting Canada’s growing bioeconomy.
BioTalent Canada is accepting applications for the winter 2026 term Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
Note: you can explore BioTalent Canada’s programs and services by clicking on the image above. The clickable PDF visual provides easy to access information and resources to help you where you are at in the recruitment and retention process.
BioTalent Canada’s Recruitment and Retention Solutions provide employer supports that help reduce the financial risk of hiring, while enabling organizations to benefit from the fresh perspectives, skills and talent students bring to the table.
Whether you’re planning your next hire or exploring available supports, BioTalent Canada offers solutions designed to meet you where you are.
Explore available supports to help you hire or connect with our team to learn more.
Are you looking for new and better ways to recruit talent? Reach out to Soufiane at [email protected].
Explore Recruitment and Retention Solutions
Break free from the crowd: Find the right candidates through a job board tailored to your sector.
Showcase your company and connect with highly skilled talent through The PetriDishTM – Canada’s only national, bilingual biotech job board.
Employers
- Get noticed as a lead employer
- Connect with bio-economy exclusive candidates
- Expand recruitment beyond personal networks
- Amplify across social media
Discounts available to members of partner industry associations
From I.D.E.A.L. to impact
In bioscience, inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) help drive better ideas, stronger teams and commercial success. The recipients of the 2026 I.D.E.A.L. Bioscience Employer™ Recognition show that there is no single way to put IDEA into practice, and that their approaches are as varied as Canada’s bio-economy.
Join us in celebrating four of the 2026 I.D.E.A.L. Bioscience Employers building the future of Canadian science.
Learn more about the recipients
More from our partners…
BioInnovation Scientist (BIS) Foundations and BIS Industry Essentials
Applications are now open for the Spring 2026 cohort of the BioInnovation Scientist (BIS) Program, developed by adMare and delivered by CASTL. Designed for both scientists looking to transition into industry and non-scientists supporting R&D teams, the program offers two targeted learning pathways to help participants build the skills needed to thrive in Canada’s life sciences ecosystem.
CASTL’s BioInnovation Scientist (BIS) Foundations program is for individuals interested in drug discovery who already have a scientific background or are in the early stages of a life sciences career.
CASTL’s BioInnovation Scientist (BIS) Industry Essentials program is for anyone considering an entry-level role supporting drug discovery — no science background required.
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adMare BioInnovations | Ag-West Bio | BioAlberta | BIOQuébec | Business Wire | CASTL | Gowling WLG | HealthPartners | Immigrant Employment Council of BC | Life Sciences BC | Life Sciences Nova Scotia | Life Sciences Ontario | McGovern Management Group Inc. | PEI BioAlliance | Stem Cell Network
Bronze
Advanced Bone Health | Bioenterprise | Bioindustrial Innovation Canada | Blue Branch | Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) | Co-operative Education and Work- Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL) | Corporate Traveller | CTMS Travel Group | Enterprise Machine Intelligence & Learning Initiative (EMILI) | Invest Mississauga | IPS-Integrated Project Services, ULC | McMaster University- DeGroote School of Business | Montréal Invivo | Northeastern University – Toronto Campus | OBIO | Research Canada | ResearchNB | Riipen – FuturePath | Shift Health | Toronto Metropolitan University | University of Alberta – Faculty of Engineering | University of Calgary – Schulich School of Engineering | University of British Columbia Science Co-op Programs | University of Manitoba | University of Toronto – Tri-Campus Co-op | University of Toronto – Master of Management of Innovation Program | University of Victoria | York University | ZerotoOne Strategic
Supporting
Able Innovations | BioBenefits | Brevitas | BIOTECanada | Canurta | City of Toronto | Glyconet | Medtech Canada | Kingston Economic Development
Showcase Employers
Aspect Biosystems | Charles River Laboratories | Eurofins | Global Institute for Food Security | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | Providence Therapeutics | Resilience Biotechnologies | Sanofi | Septodont | Zymeworks
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