{"id":310,"date":"2018-08-23T15:05:26","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T19:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/?page_id=310"},"modified":"2025-07-03T09:12:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:12:52","slug":"biotalent-canada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/funding-resources\/student-work-placement-program\/biotalent-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"BioTalent Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        BioTalent Canada\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Overview:<\/strong>&nbsp;BioTalent Canada is one of the partners selected by the Federal Government to deliver the Student Work-Integrated Learning Program (SWILP).&nbsp; Working with employers and PSE institutions in the biotech sector BioTalent Canada will administer wage subsidies to hire co-op students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Available funding<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Employers may be eligible to receive a wage subsidy of 50% (up to $5000) to hire a student and may be eligible to receive 70% (up to $7000) if they hire under-represented groups including women in STEM, Indigenous students, persons with disabilities, recent immigrants and first year students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ontario employers may also be eligible for a tax credit of up to $3000 for the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fin.gov.on.ca\/en\/credit\/cetc\/\">Co-operative Education Tax Credit<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employers receiving other federal funding to hire the student will not be eligible to also receive SWILP funding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eligible Employers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To qualify for the program, either the co-op position needs to have a biotechnology focus or the employer needs to have a biotechnology focus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The company must provide a full-time work opportunity for a minimum of 16 weeks, 5 days a week, 7.5 hours a day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eligible students<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full time student enrolled in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) or business program at a Canadian post-secondary education (PSE) institution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canadian citizen, permanent resident or have refugee status<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial legislation and regulations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not currently employed as a paid employee at the host employer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/biotalent.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/swilp_employer_information_form_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Employer\u00a0Application Form<\/a>\u00a0and submit it along with a brief company description, and a description of the intended participant\u2019s co-op position;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/biotalent.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/final_aug16_employerpackage.zip\">Download your Employer Application Package<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post your co-op opportunity via Carleton University\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mycareer.carleton.ca\/home.htm\">CUHire<\/a>\u00a0for students in eligible programs to apply. \u00a0\u00a0(Note:\u00a0\u00a0 Approval of the wage subsidy must be secured before an offer is made to the student, if the position is dependent upon receipt of the subsidy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contacts:<\/strong><br>\nBioTalent:&nbsp; Mary at 1-866-243-2472, ext. 222 or&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"mailto:mcarr@biotalent.ca\">mcarr@biotalent.ca<\/a><\/strong>, or Colleen, ext. 221 or&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"mailto:chayes@biotalent.ca?subject=Green%20Jobs%20Wage%20Subsidy%20Program\">chayes@biotalent.ca<\/a>.<\/strong><br>\nCarleton Co-operative Education:<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/co-op\/contact\/business-development\/\">Business Development Team&nbsp;\u200b<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biotalent.ca\/en\/Co-opPlacements\">BioTalent \u2013 Student Work Placement Program<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview:&nbsp;BioTalent Canada is one of the partners selected by the Federal Government to deliver the Student Work-Integrated Learning Program (SWILP).&nbsp; Working with employers and PSE institutions in the biotech sector BioTalent Canada will administer wage subsidies to hire co-op students. Available funding Eligible Employers Eligible students How to Apply Contacts: BioTalent:&nbsp; Mary at 1-866-243-2472, ext. 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