It is the largest single source of federal government support for industrial R&D. The SR&ED program gives claimants cash refunds and/or tax credits for their expenditures on eligible R&D work done in Canada.

To qualify for the SR&ED program, any work submitted must advance the understanding of scientific relations or technologies, address scientific or technological uncertainty, and incorporate a systematic investigation by qualified personnel. Work that qualifies for SR&ED tax credits includes:

• experimental development to achieve technological advancement to create new materials, devices, products, or processes, or improve existing ones;
• applied research to advance scientific knowledge with a specific practical application in view;
• basic research to advance scientific knowledge without a specific practical application in view; and
• support work in engineering, design, operations research, mathematical analysis, computer programming, data collection, testing, or psychological research, but only if the work is commensurate with, and directly supports, the eligible experimental development, or applied or basic research.

For more information on the SR&ED program, please see the CRA website.

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