Recover Up To 35% of Your R&D Spend With SR&ED
If you're building software, hardware, AI, or solving technical problems in Canada, you're likely leaving refundable tax credits on the table. We handle the full SR&ED claim end-to-end - technical narrative, costing, and CRA submission.
Why most eligible companies never file a SR&ED claim.
The credit exists. The money is refundable. Yet most Canadian tech companies either don't know they qualify or their accountant doesn't know how to file it.
- ×Uncertain eligibility - you don't know if your R&D work qualifies under CRA's technical criteria.
- ×Weak technical narrative - engineering work gets described in marketing language and the claim gets denied.
- ×Bad time tracking - no clean split between R&D and non-R&D hours, so the claim shrinks.
- ×Fear of audit - firms tell you SR&ED is "risky" because they don't know how to defend it.
A defensible, maximized SR&ED claim - done for you.
How we help you capture the full SR&ED credit.
We speak both languages - CRA technical criteria and how engineers actually build. That's why our claims get approved, and why we recover more than firms that treat SR&ED like an afterthought.
- ✓Technical interviews - we sit with your engineers to extract the uncertainties, hypotheses, and iterations CRA wants to see.
- ✓Full costing model - salaries, contractors, materials, and proxy overhead calculated for maximum eligible spend.
- ✓Retroactive claims - we recover credits from your prior tax year, not just current.
- ✓Audit-ready file - if CRA asks, we defend the claim at no extra cost.
"If you're building software in Canada, SR&ED is one of the largest sources of non-dilutive capital available to you - we make sure you claim every dollar you're entitled to."
How we compare with other SR&ED consultants.
Contingency-fee shops chase volume. We build claims that survive CRA review because our team actually understands the technology.
Technical + accounting expertise on the same file, so nothing gets lost in translation.
- ✓Technical writers with engineering backgrounds
- ✓Coordinated with your corporate tax return
- ✓Audit defense included
- ✓Transparent, flat-scoped fees
Volume-first shops that hand you a template narrative and hope CRA doesn't look too closely.
- ×Generic narratives that trigger audits
- ×Disconnected from your corporate accounting
- ×Audit support charged separately
- ×25–30% contingency fees
Industries and work that qualify for SR&ED.
If your team is solving technical problems where the solution wasn't obvious, you likely qualify.
Software & SaaS
New algorithms, performance optimization, novel architecture, scaling challenges, and integrations that pushed past standard practice.
AI & Machine Learning
Model development, training pipelines, custom architectures, and applied ML research that solved uncertainties.
Hardware & Embedded
Circuit design, firmware, IoT devices, and prototyping where the outcome wasn't guaranteed.
Cloud & DevOps
Custom infrastructure, distributed systems, and data platforms built beyond what off-the-shelf tools offered.
Biotech & Cleantech
Experimental development, formulation work, and process improvements backed by data.
Manufacturing & Engineering
New processes, tooling, materials testing, and automation projects that required iteration.
Our step-by-step SR&ED process.
Predictable, low-touch, and designed to maximize the credit without disrupting your engineering team.
Free eligibility call
15-minute qualification so we know before you commit whether the credit is real.
Technical interviews
We sit with your engineers to extract the R&D story and quantify the eligible work.
Claim preparation
Narrative, costing, T661, and provincial schedules built and reviewed with you.
Filing & defense
Submitted with your corporate return. If CRA reviews, we defend it end-to-end.
"Most tech founders don't realize CRA will refund up to 35% of their R&D spend in cash. We make sure you actually get it."
Questions you may have about SR&ED.
Who is eligible for SR&ED?
Any Canadian business performing basic research, applied research, or experimental development to resolve a technological uncertainty. Most software, engineering, and product-development companies qualify.
Can I claim for prior years?
Yes. You have 18 months from the end of your fiscal year to file. Most clients recover a prior-year claim in their first engagement with us.
What if my company isn't profitable?
For CCPCs, the federal credit is refundable - meaning CRA sends cash even if you owe no tax. Pre-revenue startups routinely receive six-figure refunds.
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