The Tax Credits for Canadian Companies' Payrolls in 2025
Reduce your costs with salary tax credits. Business support available throughout Canada.
Managing a business involves not only generating revenue but also controlling costs, notably the payroll. In Canada, payroll tax credits and grant programs offer employers solutions to reduce their tax burden while supporting job creation and economic development. In other words, these incentives represent a form of wage support for businesses in Canada that lighten personnel costs.

Development of E-Business Tax Credit (CDAE)
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Up to 30% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services

PAMT — Workplace Apprenticeship
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- All industries

Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries

Financial assistance for the hiring of a person to integrate a job on a long-term basis
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Construction
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Tax Credit for an On-the-Job Training Period – Individuals
Revenu Québec- No Condition
- All industries
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Tax credit for an on-the-job training period
Revenu Québec- No Condition
- All industries

Tax credit for retaining experienced workers (Code 107)
Revenu Québec- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Tax Holiday for Foreign Researchers
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Îles-de-la-madeleine — Business support policy (PSE)
Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine- Max. $25,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

Co-op Graduates Hiring Incentive
Government of Manitoba- Max. $5,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- All industries
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Newfoundland and Labrador interactive digital media tax credit
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- Max. $2,000,000
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

British Columbia shipbuilding and ship repair industry tax credit
Government of British Columbia- Max. $7,875
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

Manitoba — Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit
Government of Manitoba- Up to 40% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Manitoba cultural industries printing tax credit
Government of Manitoba- Max. $1,100,000
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Tax credit to support the print media
Revenu Québec- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
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Newfoundland and Labrador film and video industry tax credit
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- Max. $5,000,000
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Payroll tax credit – CFI
Revenu Québec- No Condition
- Finance and insurance

British Columbia film and television tax credit
BC Ministry of Finance- Up to 35% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Canadian journalism labour tax credit
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)- Up to 35% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Tax Credit for Training a Worker Employed by a SME
Revenu Québec- No Condition
- All industries
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Show production tax credit
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Max. $1,250,000
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Tax credit for tip reporting – Businesses
Revenu Québec- No Condition
- Accommodation and food services

Tax credit for Gaspésie and selected maritime regions of Quebec
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Max. $25,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Co-operative Education Tax Credit
Ontario Ministry of Finance- Max. $3,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

Saskatchewan Manufacturing and Processing Profits Tax Reduction
Government of Saskatchewan- Up to 2% of project cost
- Manufacturing
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Tax credit for a new financial services corporation
Revenu Québec- No Condition
- Finance and insurance

Gaspésie and Maritime Provinces
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Up to 30% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Employer Health Tax relief (EHT)
Ontario Ministry of Finance- No Condition
- All industries

Employer Health Tax relief (EHT) BC
Government of British Columbia- Up to 6% of project cost
- All industries

Training tax credit for employers
Government of British Columbia- Max. $6,000
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
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Co-op Students Hiring Incentive
Government of Manitoba- Max. $5,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- All industries

Farm Property Class Tax Rate Program
Agricorp- Up to 25% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Manitoba Book Publishing Tax Credit
Government of Manitoba- Max. $100,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Film Incentive BC Tax Credit
Creative BC- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries