SR&ED
Fund your innovation
SR&ED (Scientific Research and Experimental Development) is Canada's largest R&D tax credit program. It allows companies to recover up to 35% of their R&D expenses, but its criteria are among the most demanding in the Canadian tax landscape.
What is SR&ED?
SR&ED does not only fund major inventions. It can apply when a company tries to solve technical uncertainty through testing, iterations, and experimental development.
Rigorous technical documentation
Each project must be supported by a precise technical description: hypotheses, experiments, and results. This is the element most often challenged in audits.
A testing process
The program targets activities that aim to resolve technological uncertainty through a systematic process.
Recoverable expenses
Salaries, subcontractors, materials, and efforts related to eligible work can generate a tax credit year after year.
Why SR&ED deserves to be planned in advance
Prove the uncertainty
Evidence of technological uncertainty and a systematic process must be recorded during projects, not reconstructed afterward.
Frequent audits
The CRA regularly audits SR&ED claims. A poorly prepared file can be rejected in full.
Maximize the claim
Clearly defining a project's scientific scope from the start helps increase the eligible amount and simplify the claim.
Accepted$10K-$25K
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Digital project to structure growth
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Building-system R&D and thermal testing
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Automation platform for compliant onboarding
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Digital modernization for traceability and automation
Accepted$25K-$50K
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Product engineering and performance testing
Accepted$500K-$1M
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Advanced vehicle engineering and field testing
What amount could you get?
Answer a few questions about your technical projects, expenses, and development activities. Our tool helps estimate your SR&ED potential and identify work worth analyzing.
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How is SR&ED different from a grant?
SR&ED is a tax credit for eligible scientific research and experimental development work performed in Canada. It is usually claimed by fiscal year and must be supported by technical and financial evidence.
What kind of work may qualify for SR&ED?
The work must go beyond routine development. A file is stronger when it shows technological uncertainty, hypotheses, experiments, iterations, results, and the advancement or learning gained from the work.
Which expenses should be reviewed?
Common expenses include R&D salaries, subcontracting, consumed materials, tests, engineering, programming, direct support work, and technical documentation tied to the eligible activities and fiscal period.
What evidence matters most for an SR&ED claim?
Contemporaneous evidence matters: project notes, test reports, timesheets, technical logs, prototypes, design iterations, and expense records. The goal is to connect the technical work to the claimable costs.