Startups are founded with the intention of bringing innovative ideas to market, often operating with limited funding on a small scale, requiring significant work on R&D while simultaneously aiming to secure investments. While the majority of startups ultimately fail, successful… Read more »
Film, Television, and Digital Media Updates for 2025
Canada’s film sector supports over 180,000 full-time equivalent positions, contributing $20.3 billion to the economy annually. The digital media sector, which includes content such as video games, virtual reality, educational programming, and more, is also a significant contributor to the… Read more »
January 2025 Government Funding Updates
At NorthBridge, we keep up to date on all the most recent government funding updates, intake announcements and upcoming grant deadlines in Canada so you don’t have to. Each month, we will be providing a summary of the most important… Read more »
2024 in Review
2024 marked a number of changes, with ongoing SR&ED consultations resulting in significant changes to the program, while proposals for federal funding focused on innovation and AI, in addition to investments in workforce development, training, and small business support. Notably,… Read more »
A Guide to Canada’s 2024 Fall Economic Statement: Changes to SR&ED, Clean Economy ITCs, and New Programs
On Monday, the Government of Canada released the 2024 Fall Economic Statement, following up on several commitments from Budget 2024. The Statement outlined significant proposals for reforming SR&ED, investing in AI, implementing new clean economy tax credits, expanding small business… Read more »
2024 SR&ED Updates: Expanded Eligibility, Increased Claim Amounts, and more
With a number of changes promised to the SR&ED program over the past several years, 2024 has seen several updates in the form of increased expenditure limits, expanded eligibility, the ability to make amended claims based on new government assistance… Read more »
December 2024 Government Funding Updates
At NorthBridge, we keep up to date on all the most recent government funding updates, intake announcements and upcoming grant deadlines in Canada so you don’t have to. Each month, we will be providing a summary of the most important… Read more »
CRA Launches Client Portal System for SR&ED Claim Preparation
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) launched a new Client Portal system on October 22 to assist SR&ED claimants with preparing their claims. Available through My Business Account, the Client Portal will allow claimants to access information on processing times and… Read more »
November 2024 Government Funding Updates
At NorthBridge, we keep up to date on all the most recent government funding updates, intake announcements and upcoming grant deadlines in Canada so you don’t have to. Each month, we will be providing a summary of the most important… Read more »