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Tax holiday for a new business created to commercialize intellectual property - QC - Canada

Tax holiday for a new business created to commercialize intellectual property

Last Update: June 5, 2025
QC, Canada
Tax credit for commercialization of intellectual property (IP) in Quebec

Tax holiday for a new business created to commercialize intellectual property at a glance

Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Timeline
  • Open Date : November 14, 2019
Financing Type
Tax Credits
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Educational services
Grant Providers
  • Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)
  • Gouvernement du Québec
Status
Open

Overview of the Tax holiday for a new business created to commercialize intellectual property program

If you create a new business by commercializing intellectual property stemming from a university or public research center, you could be eligible for a tax holiday for up to 10 years.

Financing terms and conditions

  • Eligible companies can benefit from a tax holiday on Quebec income tax derived from the commercializing business for up to ten years from the date of incorporation.

Eligible projects & activities

  • Launching new businesses to commercialize intellectual property derived from research conducted in Quebec's public sector.
  • Manufacturing and sales of goods whose value or essential component is based on eligible intellectual property.
  • Granting licenses for the use of eligible computer software developed through public sector research.
Examples of admissible projects:

$ 1,080,000

Introducing blockchain-based financial services leveraging research university students

$ 1,200,000

Launching eco-friendly packaging solutions using university-developed biodegradable materials

$ 650,000

Developing an AI-based health app

$ 900,000

Commercializing smart home energy solutions based on university-developed IoT technology

$ 1,600,000

Developing a new pharmaceutical drug based on university level research

$ 750,000

Creating a virtual reality training program for medical students

Eligibility criteria of the Tax holiday for a new business created to commercialize intellectual property program

  • The applicant must be a company established in Canada between March 19, 2009 and April 1, 2014, dedicated to commercializing intellectual property derived from research conducted in Quebec's public sector.
  • The company must begin operating its commercialization business within twelve months of incorporation.
  • The company’s income must come almost entirely from one or more eligible commercialization businesses it actively operates.
  • The intellectual property being commercialized must have been developed in an eligible Quebec public institute and meet strict ownership and disclosure requirements.
  • The company must not result from a merger or acquisition, nor have previously operated all or part of the business from another entity, except under specific conditions.

Who is eligible?

  • Companies incorporated in Canada between March 19, 2009, and April 1, 2014, dedicated to the commercialization of intellectual property derived from research conducted within the Quebec public sector
  • Companies engaged in the manufacturing and sale of goods whose value is primarily derived from eligible intellectual property
  • Companies engaged in the manufacturing and sale of goods where an essential element is eligible intellectual property
  • Companies involved in licensing eligible computer software intellectual property

Who is not eligible

  • Companies formed as a result of a merger or unification of multiple companies.
  • Businesses that have operated, in full or in part, a commercial enterprise previously run by another entity for more than 90 days.
  • Companies that have sold almost all the assets used in their eligible commercialization business.
  • Companies that have been beneficiaries of a trust, except for a mutual fund trust.
  • Businesses that have been part of a joint venture or partnership, unless all members are recognized as eligible institutes.

Eligible geographic areas

  • Companies constituted in Canada and commercializing intellectual property derived from public research conducted in Quebec.

How to apply to the Tax holiday for a new business created to commercialize intellectual property program

1
Fill out the application form
Complete the initial application form.
2
Prepare the necessary documents
  • Obtain the completed Form 2 from the institute.
  • Attach a copy of the company's certificate of incorporation.
  • Include the company's financial statements.
  • Prepare the activity report.
  • Provide a copy of the document from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (certificate of registration, patent, or certificate of registration).
  • Include a copy of the technology transfer agreement, either the licensing agreement or the assignment of intellectual property rights.
3
Transmit the request
Send the form and the attached documents in a single submission to the email address mesures.fiscales.RD@economie.gouv.qc.ca.

Additional information

  • The attestation of eligibility is valid for a maximum of three years, with the initial period starting from the date the company begins to operate the eligible commercialization business.
  • Renewals of the eligibility attestation must be requested via email, and the same eligibility criteria apply for renewals.
  • The application process is free of charge.
  • All application documents must be submitted together in a single dispatch.

Documents and links

Tax holiday for a new business created to commercialize intellectual property

Contact Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)

mesures.fiscales.RD@economie.gouv.qc.ca
5148731767

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