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…
At SREDucation, we’re taking the time to document all of the changes that have occurred to the SR&ED program over the years. In our “From the Archives” series, you’ll be able to see how the program has evolved since it’s inception in 1986. For a timeline of these events, check Read more…
Looking back at innovation in the Canadian 2002 – 2007 federal budgets. In this post, we take a look back at research and development (R&D) and innovation in past federal budgets since 2002 (our previous summary focussed on budgets ranging from 1995 – 2001). The federal Canadian budgets falling between 2002 – Read more…