Quebec Minister of Finance Carlos J. Leitao presented the 2014–2015 Quebec Budget on June 4, 2014, focusing on Quebec’s economic recovery and the restoration of sound public finances. A number of different initiatives were announced this year but we want to focus on the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program. How Read more…
Amidst the noise of the 2014 budget, would Canadian companies notice their government funding disappearing or decreasing? Would they care? On February 11, 2014 the then Minister of Finance Hon. Jim Flaherty tabled the 2014 budget in the Senate Chamber on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. What followed was a Read more…
How is the government’s 2014 budget supporting research with direct funding? Canada’s then finance minister, the Honourable Jim Flaherty, tabled Federal Budget 2014 on February 11, 2014. The document 1 announced changes to direct funding streams such as the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) and other innovation-focused programs. Mr. Read more…
Where is the Canadian government handing out money in Budget 2014 and what is the impact? Canada’s finance minister, the Honourable Jim Flaherty, tabled Federal Budget 2014 on February 11, 2014. The document 1 is 419 pages long, and yet there is no direct mention of the Scientific Research & Experimental Read more…