Programs & Subsidies

Wage Subsidy programs provide financial support to bio-economy employers to reduce the risk of hiring talent.

Active Programs

Career Starter Program

The Career Starter Program will facilitate the transition of barriered youth into the labour market and increase their knowledge of the sector’s needs through recent and practical work experience.

Skilled Newcomer Internships for the Bio-economy

$20,000 wage subsidy to make the bio-economy more diverse and inclusive The 2021 Skilled Newcomer Internships for the Bio-economy is now accepting applicants. Canada’s bio-economy must become more diverse if the industry is to reach the talent needs of the next decade. Today, recent immigrants and internationally educated professionals (IEP) make up 26% of the…

Student Work Placement Program

Offers up to $7,000 in wage subsidies to bio-economy and healthcare employers to hire students registered in STEM, healthcare, business programs and all other programs at Canadian post-secondary institutions.

Completed Programs

BioReady™ Paid Internship Program

Offers up to $11,500 in wage subsidies to bio-economy employers who hire, accommodate and train Internationally Educated Professionals to help them better integrate into the bio-economy.

Career Focus Green Jobs

Offers up to $13,500 in wage subsidies over six months to employers to hire a recent graduate from any discipline into a “green job”.

Opportunities Fund Wage Subsidy Program

The Opportunities Fund wage subsidy program provides up to a maximum of $13,500 towards a salary as an incentive for bio-economy employers to hire, accommodate and train an employee with disabilities.

Science Horizons

Offers up to $15,000 in wage subsidies over six months to bio-economy employers to hire a recent science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) graduate into a STEM position with an environmental focus.