If your business is currently hring for a tech role you can get up If your business is currently hiring for a tech role you can get up to $10,000 through Innovate BC's Innovator Skills Initiative program. The program helps under-represented people get their first job in B.C.’s tech sector, helps create a more diverse tech sector, and supports companies facing skills shortages to grow and expand. This program is funded by the Province of British Columbia and delivered by Innovate BC. Start your application today.

The Innovator Skills Initiative is designed to increase diversity in the tech sector and help B.C.-based businesses fill talent shortages and grow. The program provides grants to employers that are hiring for tech or tech-related roles.

The program aims to help more under-represented people get their first job in the tech sector by ensuring placements for under-represented people are available.

Employers will offer valuable paid work experience to prepare individuals for ongoing employment.  

 Employers can receive:

• A maximum of one grant of up to $10,000 per candidate per company to supplement a new employee’s salary
• Up to 10 grants for 10 different employees per year

Innovate BC will provide employers with links to resources to support them in recruiting, retaining, and developing employees who self-identify as under-represented.

Innovator Skills Initiative funding is available to employers through Innovate BC’s program as well as through partner programs including:

•  Mitacs’ Accelerate and Business Strategy Internships
•  Information and Communications Technology Council’s (ICTC) Work-Integrated Learning Digital program

https://www.innovatebc.ca/programs/isi/