As an academic contact, it’s your responsibility to review the information in the Work-Integrated Learning application form below to ensure accuracy. This is a simple, but important step in the process of approving a student for participation in the Student Work Placement Program (SWPP). Step 1: Review the pre-populated form below. Step 2: Confirm the…
Thank you for your interest in BioTalent Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP). For you—as a participant—to qualify for funding, the information and requirements in the following forms must be completed in full, as per Employment and Social Development Canada’s program guidelines. Program Updates All wage subsidy participants will receive free access to the new…
Thank you for your interest in BioTalent Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP). As per Employment and Social Development Canada’s (ESDC) program guidelines, For your organization to qualify for funding you must complete and submit one (1) form per participant. Program Updates All wage subsidy participants will receive free access to the new Essential and…
Article first published in CareerWise Howard Miller 2020 was one of the most trying years across the world in more than 100 years. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses to get very creative. Many “non-essential” businesses had to adapt to the world of virtual offices. Kitchen tables became makeshift cubicles for many. A lot of…
Over a year ago, the world turned its attention on the bioscience industry for guidance, information and action to navigate the COVID-19 global pandemic. While the pandemic is ongoing and the effects are still being felt, a lot has changed; we have numerous vaccines approved for use, treatments have been discovered and slowly but surely…
In part four of our five-part series on BioTalent Canada’s leading edge training courses, we spoke with Christopher Gillis, Executive Director at the Canadian Alliance for Skills & Training in Life Sciences (CASTL), about their experiences with the program. Bio-economy employers place a high value on talent with essential and technical skills related to the…
The COVID-19 pandemic has further emphasized the need to have manufacturing capacity in Canada not only for vaccines, but to fill drug shortages related to supply chain disruptions. Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API) is leading a coalition of companies, innovators, and suppliers looking to establish significant manufacturing capacity in Alberta to ensure Canadians will have access…
In 2019, EMILI joined forces with the University of Winnipeg for a project that combines academic research with industry innovation to generate a robust database of millions of labelled images. Throughout the 2020 growing season, images of prairie crops and weeds were collected multiple times per week from wheat, canola, soybean, and fava bean fields….
In part three of our five-part series on BioTalent Canada’s leading edge training courses, we spoke with the people at the Immigrant Employment Council of British Columbia (IEC-BC) about their experiences with the program. When BioTalent Canada was in the testing phases of its Essential Skills Fundamentals and Technical Skills Fundamentals courses, it was important…
Hesham Abdelhady, a Healthcare Connections Alumni, secured a Clinical Research Coordinator position at Cliantha Research shortly after completing the program. While working at Cliantha, he continued to follow his Career Action Plan that he built with Healthcare Connections and obtained his SoCRA CCRP certification. In May 2020, he secured a new full-time permanent position as…
