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BioTalent — Student Work Placement Program
BioTalent Canada
Taking applications?
Applications accepted any time
The official page says: “Applications are open year-round, and employers may apply for one or multiple placement terms at the same time.”
Read from the official page on October 13, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $5,000
- Cost share
- Up to 50% of eligible costs
- Who can apply
- Businesses; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
Limited to: Health care and social assistance.
What it is
Funding to hire co-ops in healthcare or bio-economy
If you’re in the business of healthcare or bioscience, you could get connected with a post-secondary student to work with you on a project up to 16 weeks and a subsidy to cover 70% of their salary, up to $7,000.
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.
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