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Check out all the tax credits and incentives available in Ontario and Quebec.
Information last updated: June 1, 2020
Amount: | 8 - 10% refundable tax credit, up to $240,000 - $300,000 per year |
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Who can apply (eligibility): | Corporations in Ontario that carry out scientific research and experimental development can claim qualified expenditures, including expenses related to a co-op student. |
How to apply: | Corporations can claim the tax credit on Schedule 556 and file it with their T2 corporation income tax return. Learn more about the forms you need to submit on the government website. |
Application deadline: | Tax season each year |
Amount: | 35 - 40% in tax credits for eligible labour expenditures (which may include the salaries of co-op students) depending on whether the eligible production is a first-time production, a small first-time production or other than a first-time production. |
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Who can apply (eligibility): | You can get a certificate of eligibility from the Ontario Media Development Corporation. To be eligible for the credit, a corporation must meet certain criteria, including all of the following:
Visit the Government of Canada website for more information. |
How to apply: | Visit the Government of Canada website for application details. |
Application deadline: | Tax season each year |
Amount: | Amounts vary |
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Who can apply (eligibility): | Corporations that carry on a business in Canada and conduct scientific research or experimental development (R&D) in Québec, or that has such work carried out on its behalf in Québec. |
How to apply: | Learn more about the forms you need to submit on the government website. |
Application deadline: | Tax season each year |
Amount: | 24 - 50% tax credit for eligible expenses |
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Who can apply (eligibility): | Corporations that carry on a business in Canada and conduct scientific research or experimental development (R&D) in Québec or that has such work carried out on its behalf in Québec. |
How to apply: | Learn more about the forms you need to submit on the government website. |
Application deadline: | Tax season each year |
Amount: | 30% for marine biotechnology, mariculture and recreational and tourism activities. 15% for all other eligible activities. |
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Who can apply (eligibility): | See the website for eligibility based on region. |
How to apply: | Learn more about the forms you need to submit on the government website. |
Application deadline: | Tax season each year |
Amount: | 30% up to $25,000 per year |
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Who can apply (eligibility): | Your corporation may be eligible if the activities it carries out are primarily in the fields of information system design or software publishing and they are carried out in an establishment in Québec. |
How to apply: | Learn more about the forms you need to submit on the government website. |
Application deadline: | Tax season each year |
Amount: | 37.5% of eligible labour expenditures |
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Who can apply (eligibility): | Your corporation may be eligible if it has an establishment in Québec and produces eligible multimedia titles. |
How to apply: | Learn more about the forms you need to submit on the government website. |
Application deadline: | Tax season each year |
Amount: | Varies based on region |
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Who can apply (eligibility): | A corporation that has an establishment in a resource region and carries out an eligible business there, see website for eligible regions. |
How to apply: | Learn more about the forms you need to submit on the government website. |
Application deadline: | Tax season each year |
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