Expert Insights: Explore our Articles on Government R&D Incentives and SR&ED Tax Credit

As in a familiar joke, there is bad news and good news for SR&ED in Alberta: The bad news: since January 1, 2020, companies can no longer claim SR&ED tax credits from the Alberta government. The province previously offered a 10% refundable tax credit calculated on eligible R&D expenses. The good news: on July 22, […]

We already covered the impacts of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) in a previous article. However, the federal government announced that it would be extending the program to June, 2021, and that major changes would be made to both the program eligibility criteria and subsidy rates. The CRA gives the full details on this […]

We had the privilege last week to present a new webinar in partnership with AInBC, The Artificial Intelligence Network of British Columbia. This webinar, specially designed for the AI companies, highlights the best practices to apply and the common mistakes to avoid in order to optimize your SR&ED tax credit claims. It also explores the […]

Continuing with our series of articles on government emergency measures, we will now continue by talking about non-subsidy COVID-19-related aid programs. Once again, we will look at the likely impact of any such aid on your future Scientific Development and Experimental Development (SR&ED) and E-Business (CDAE in French for crédit d’impôt aux Affaires Électroniques) tax […]

These are undoubtedly challenging times for many companies, and we would like to provide our clients with our preliminary observations regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on your existing Scientific Development and Experimental Development (SR&ED) and E-Business (CDAE in French) tax credit claims. As experts in financing technology companies, Emergex SR&ED Subsidies closely monitors […]

We are proud of our clients’ achievements! Emergex successfully claimed the SR&ED tax credits for Mariner Endosurgery in the last few years, enabling them to stretch their investment dollars and accelerate their research and development efforts in the medical field. Mariner Endosurgery Wins FDA Clearance for Ground-breaking Augmented Reality Surgical System LaparoGuard Washington, DC, Dec. […]

Our Client Manager based in our Toronto office, Mike C. Evans, was asked for an interview by Tech & Design. This article, published on June 10th, provides an introduction to the government program of tax credits for SR&ED, as well as its challenges, especially for startups. Emergex is mentioned several times, especially for its ability […]

Is increasing your sales one of your resolutions for 2016? Well, you’re not alone! Now is the time to start exporting outside Canada. Good news: the federal government can help. After the Quebec government’s assistance program (Export Program), whose budget was exhausted before all applications could be met, it’s the federal government’s turn to institute […]

The SR&ED credit program attracts many companies operating in various sectors, from IT through life sciences to manufacturing. Rather than accelerating the processing of inspections, which are becoming ever more numerous, by boosting its teams, the Canada Revenue Agency seems to have adopted a strategy of extending processing times. Is the CRA further removed from […]