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Unique financial incentive assists companies with COVID-19 recovery by significantly contributing to the cost of hiring top post-secondary student interns Vancouver, BC – Small businesses across Canada grappling with the impact of COVID-19 are getting support from an unexpected resource: top post-secondary students. Thanks to a unique financial incentive recently launched by Mitacs, students across the […]

Vaughan, ON – Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Training, and Skills Development, the Honourable Monte McNaughton, visited Mircom today, an SME based in Vaughan, to see the impact that government support is providing to innovative businesses as Small Business Month draws to a close. Mircom is an SME that has grown into a global company with […]

By John Hepburn In an increasingly competitive global marketplace, all partners within Canada’s innovation ecosystem—government, business, and not-for-profits—must work together to attract the best and the brightest to our shores to create opportunity that will benefit us all in the new economy. Enhancing access to skilled talent, both national and international, to support innovation projects from […]

By Christine Sismondo Sometimes it seems like, every time we turn around, our household gadgets and appliances get a little bit smarter, starting from phones and TVs to smart bottles that tell us when to drink. Now, there is a new smart gadget for people with ardiovascular problems in the computing textile industry, smart underwar. […]

FNUniv and Mexican student team up to study plants with healing properties By Laura Sciarpelletti The First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) is researching medicinal plants in a unique way — by pairing students with knowledge keepers who know these traditional plants intimately. Biotechnology researcher Ana Karime, Mitacs Globalink Research Intern from Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico, […]

As the global innovation race speeds up, diverse and inclusive recruitment to the industry will help keep our technology exports competitive. By Nizar Ladak It’s time we proactively build our digital research infrastructure strategy on the bedrock of equity, diversity and inclusion and make Canada a leader in this space. There have been arguments for […]

By Sue Deyell and Andrew Schultz It’s no secret that small and medium sized businesses have been hit hard during the pandemic, but now a new initiative from the non-profit organization, Mitacs aims to help struggling businesses bounce back. We hear about the ambitious program and how Post-Secondary students are lending a hand. Listen here…

Victoria, two new partners aim to fill 3,000 spaces via Innovator Skills Initiative By Tyler Orton The B.C. government and two new partners within the tech sector are putting up a combined $29 million into the Innovator Skills Initiative (ISI). The goal of this initiative is to find job placements for 3,000 people facing barriers […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs is partnering with the B.C. government and Crown agency Innovate BC to support the Innovator Skills Initiative program which helps underrepresented people get their first job in B.C.’s innovation sector and supports companies facing skill shortages to grow and expand. The Mitacs program will support businesses looking for talent to solve […]

B.C. Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says this is one way the government is working to reinvigorate the job market by providing employers the funding they need to create jobs for those most affected by the pandemic The B.C. government, Innovate B.C., the Information and Communications Technology Council and Mitacs are spending a total of $29 […]

Three grads share their paths leading to careers outside of the academy. By Rebecca Maymon, Laura Nilson, and Claire Edrington  By sharing the narratives of three individuals, we explore the understanding of how PhDs in STEM contribute to knowledge, economic, and social advancement in following their doctoral work and how these processes are critical to personal and […]

Year one of the Fulbright Canada–Mitacs Globalink Program will support 60+ U.S. students Vancouver, BC — The global pandemic may have delayed international travel, but it has not stopped the flow of talent and ideas across the Canada-U.S. border. This summer, 68 talented American students are undertaking virtual research projects with Canadian professors under the […]