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BioTalent — Career Starter Program
BioTalent Canada
Taking applications?
Not taking applications
The official page says: “Please note that the Career Starter program has reached capacity and will reopen again in the new year for 2027-2028 program intake.”
Read from the official page on October 13, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $20K
- Cost share
- Up to 60% of eligible costs
- Who can apply
- Businesses; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
Subsidy to hire barriered youth into the labour market
Get up to 60% (maximum $20,000) in wage subsidies for a three to nine-month job placement in the bio-economy to adopt a diverse and inclusive skilled labour.
Description from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025), Open Government Licence – Canada.
Who got it before
This program isn’t in the federal grants and contributions records, which cover federal departments only, so there is no record here of who got it.
More programs: all provinces.