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Upcoming CRA Webinars on SR&ED Tax Incentive Program

Starting in January 2014, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will be offering free public online webinars to provide information about the SR&ED program including eligibility criteria, eligible expenditures, and tips on how to file a SR&ED claim. Upcoming SR&ED public general… Read more »

Northern Ontario Internship Program

The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) has opened a funding program to support the hiring of recent graduates in Northern Ontario. Through the Northern Ontario Internship Program (NOIP), businesses can receive a grant up to 50 percent of a… Read more »

Changes to SR&ED T661 Form Effective January 1, 2014

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has revised the SR&ED T661(13) form to accommodate the legislative changes coming into effect on January 1, 2014, and to ensure consistency with the consolidated SR&ED policy documents released in December 2012.  The previous T661(12) version… Read more »

Eastern Ontario Development Program Renewed

The Minister of State, Gary Goodyear, announced that the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) will invest an additional $48 million to renew the Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP).  EODP was originally launched in 2004, and will… Read more »

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Funding for Agri Processors

Growing Forward 2 (GF2) is a comprehensive federal-provincial-territorial initiative aimed at encouraging innovation, competitiveness, market development adaptability and industry capacity in Canada’s agri-food and agri-product sector.  Under Growing Forward 2, there is funding available to support agriculture processors through Project Planning… Read more »