Scientific Research and experimental development – Canada

SR e ED program:

The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program is a federal tax incentive program encouraging Canadian businesses of all sizes and in all sectors to conduct research and development (R&D) in Canada that will lead to new, improved, or technologically advanced products or processes. The SR&ED program is the largest single source of federal government support for industrial research and development.

Link: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/taxcredit/sred/menu-e.html

Other links about R&D system in Canada for the access to possible financing sources:

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

http://www.acoa.ca/e/index.shtml

Business Gateway

            http://www.businessgateway.ca/gol/bgateway/interface.nsf/vSSGBasic/bg20025e.htm

            Canada Economic Development

http://www.dec-ced.gc.ca/asp/General/main.asp?LANG=EN

Canadian Technology Network

http://ctn-rct.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/home_e.shtml

Department of Finance

http://www.fin.gc.ca/fin-eng.html

Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/engdoc/main.html

Industrial Research Assistance Program – IRAP

http://irap-pari.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/english/main_e.html

Industry Canada

http://www.ic.gc.ca/cmb/welcomeic.nsf/icPages/Menu-e

Innovation in Canada

http://www.innovation.gc.ca/scdt/innovation/interface2.nsf/engdoc/0.html

The Innovation Strategy
http://www.innovationstrategy.gc.ca/cmb/innovation.nsf/MenuE/MenuE

Investment Partnerships Canada
http://www.investincanada.gc.ca/en/1/Invest_in_Canada.html

Matching Investment Initiative (MII) - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://res2.agr.ca/indust/mii/index_e.htm

National Research Council (NRC)
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
http://www.nserc.ca/index.htm

Networks of Centres of Excellence
http://www.nce.gc.ca/index.htm

Provincial and Territorial Government R&D Programs
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/taxcredit/sred/prov-e.html

Strategis
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/engdoc/main.html

Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC)
http://tpc.ic.gc.ca/en/index.html

Western Economic Diversification Canada

http://www.wd.gc.ca/default_e.asp