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Innovator Skills Initiative │ Innovate BC

November 20, 2025

Value

up to $10,000

Description

The Innovator Skills Initiative provides up to $10,000 to help employers hire a new employee. The program helps under-represented people get their first job in B.C.’s tech sector and supports companies facing skills shortages to grow and expand.

Eligible Applicants

Employer Eligibility:

  • A B.C.-based technology business/organization hiring for a business or tech role
  • A B.C.-based non-tech business/organization, including public body and Indigenous community, hiring for a tech role

Must have one of the following:

  • A minimum of 5 full-time employees at the time of application
  • Demonstrated revenue growth, user growth, or market expansion over the past 12 months; OR
  • Have secured invested (seed, angel or VC)  

Employee Eligibility:

  • Self-identifies as belonging to an under-represented group
  • Must be living in B.C. and be eligible to work in B.C.
  • Must be a new hire on or after April 1, 2025
  • Has completed training or education on or after December 1, 2022, whether at a post-secondary institute or through other recognized pathways.

Eligible Expenses

Only costs incurred and paid during the term of placement are eligible for reimbursement. Any costs after this will not be considered. Supporting documents must accompany each expense on the completed claim form.

  • Supplement employee salary.
  • May be used with other grants (“stacking”) up to 100% of the employee’s salary during the placement.
  • Employers may receive up to 10 (ten) Innovator Skills Initiative grants through Innovate BC for 10 (ten) different employees per program year.
  • Maximum one grant per candidate per employer.
  • Employers may not receive more than one Innovator Skills Initiative grant for the same candidate through Innovate BC or Innovator Skills Initiative program partners such as: The Information Communications Technology Council (ICTC), Mitacs, First Nations Technology Council, or the BC Tech Association.

Deadline Date

November 20, 2025

Contact

Contact Name: Innovate BC

E-mail Address: programs@innovatebc.ca

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

Industry:

Employment

Location:

British Colombia

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