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.
Employer supports
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) initiatives provide financial support to bio-economy employers to reduce the risk of hiring talent.
Please note: Employer matching services are not provided through BioTalent Canada’s employer support programs. Students interested in participating in the program must find a placement before the application process starts. For more information on employers who are currently hiring, please visit the national job board The PetriDish.
Have questions?
Please contact us at [email protected] and we’ll be happy to help.
It is important to note that the application review process for our programs can take up to 40 business days.
Active Programs
Digital Skills for Youth
Grow your team and advance digital innovations with up to $24,000 in paid internship and training support. Please note that the Digital Skills for Youth program is reaching capacity. New applications may be put on a waitlist. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions. Program description BioTalent Canada’s Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y) program…
Science Horizons Youth Internship Program
The Science Horizons Youth Internship Program is a wage subsidy that helps recent graduates acquire work experience in fields linked to the green economy.
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 and Technology Internship Program – Green Jobs
Science and Technology Internship Program – Green Jobs is a wage subsidy program for career placement opportunities in the natural resources sector linked to the green economy.
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.
Skilled Newcomer Internships for the Bio-economy
$20,000 wage subsidy to make the bio-economy more diverse and inclusive Applications for Skilled Newcomer Internships for the Bio-economy are no longer being accepted. Please visit biotalent.ca/programs for information about other open programs for which you may be eligible. And for any other inquiries please contact [email protected]. Canada’s bio-economy must become more diverse if the industry is…
