August 10, 2015 – The crew aboard the International Space Station sampled, for the first time, Outredgeous lettuce that was grown in microgravity using Veggie hardware. August 22, 2011 – At the University of Leeds’ School of Chemistry, researchers developed… Read more »
Linking Government Grants to SR&ED: Business Expansion
In order to sustain a thriving economy, the government of Canada continually invests in business growth and expansion through various direct and indirect sources of funding. Over the past five years approximately 35% of Canadian gross domestic expenditure on R&D… Read more »
Leveraging Hiring Grants and SR&ED Tax Credits
The Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit program, administered by the Canada Revenue Agency, allows companies that engage in processes that result in new or improved product development to secure government funding to support their innovative work. The… Read more »
NorthBridge Success Story: National Food Processor Secures SR&ED Tax Credits
With consumer food wants and demands shifting constantly in our evolving health-conscious society, providing new and innovative products is crucial to companies competing in the agri-food market. One of NorthBridge’s clients, a national food processing company, had been investigating and… Read more »
AgriInnovation Program – Commercialization and Adoption Stream
The AgriInnovation Program (AIP) is a five-year program administered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The purpose of this program is to develop research and development projects to increase economic growth in Canada’s agri-food sector. The AIP is divided into two… Read more »
AgriInnovation: Research and Development Stream
The AgriInnovation Program (AIP) was introduced by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in 2013 as part of the five-year Growing Forward 2 Initiative. The program received $468 million to support companies in the agriculture industry that are participating in research and… Read more »
SR&ED Audit Review Tips
Claimants for Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credits must always keep in mind that their claim may be subject to an audit or review by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Having everything prepared for a SR&ED audit or… Read more »
Northbridge in the Media
Check out our special report on changes to the SR&ED program in 2014 (published in Canadian Manufacturing) here.
R&D Spending On Upward Trend
StatCan recently released a report indicating the direction research and development (R&D) spending by businesses in the industrial sector has been going over the past several years. With anticipated spending of $15.5 billion in industrial R&D in 2012 (an increase… Read more »