$29M earmarked for BC tech sector diversity, skills training programs

Province partners with Innovate BC, Mitacs and ICTC to expand opportunities in BC's tech sector to marginalized groups.

The BC government is expanding the Innovator Skills Initiative (IS), a program that provides funding for businesses to hire students or youth for tech-related roles.

The expansion will see the province partner with Innovate BC, which administers the program, Mitacs, and the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC). The province has previo…