Investing in Canada’s Future: Strengthening the Foundations of Canadian Research A report presented to the federal government by Canada’s Fundamental Science Review panel in April 2017, warned that the state of university-based research and development (R&D) in Canada is diminishing in stature. Investing in Canada’s Future: Strengthening the Foundations of Read more…
It’s full speed ahead with changes to the SR&ED program On Oct. 15, 2012, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced he would table a Notice of Means and Ways Motion in the House of Commons to put in place several tax changes announced in the federal budget. Several of the Read more…
SR&ED Changes: Streamlining or Stifling R&D? Updates to the SR&ED program in the 2012 budget that changed the structure of the program were implemented in fall 2012. Many parties lauded the updates, which were designed to simplify the complex rules and terms of qualification and thereby streamline the program. Read more…
The federal budget was just released, and we wanted to give all of our readers a heads up for how the Conservative government’s budget has affected the SR&ED program, and funding sources in general. This is a summary of the major R&D developments. If you’re adventurous, you can download your Read more…
Is the Jenkins Report running on empty? In October 2011, the highly anticipated Innovation Canada: A Call To Action 1 was published. The “Jenkins Report” was lauded as a much-needed overview of issues facing Canadian innovators. Naturally, the major issue was the future of the SR&ED program. Hundreds of submissions 2 were received from Read more…