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New Video about SR&ED

NorthBridge Consultants has recently released an informative video about the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program.

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Changes to SR&ED May Have Negative Impact on R&D Investment in Aerospace

The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) released performance results for Canada’s aerospace industry in 2011.  Canadian aerospace industry revenue reached $22.4 billion in 2011, which was a 6.7% increase from 2010.  Expenditures on aerospace R&D increased to $2 billion … Continue reading

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SR&ED T661 claim form – 2012 Revision

In October 2012, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will be releasing a revised Form T661, Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Expenditures Claim, to accommodate the legislative changes proposed in the March 2012 federal budget.  The new Form T661(12), revision … Continue reading

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Flaherty Wrong to Slash SR&ED Tax Credit

Jeffrey MacIntosh, Toronto Stock Exchange professor of capital markets at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, opined in his recent article in the Financial Post that the changes to reduce the SR&ED program are ill-advised.  Many of the 20,000 CCPCs … Continue reading

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Canada’s Competitiveness in the Pharmaceutical Sector

Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) recently released their Patented Medicine Prices Review Board’s (PMPRB) 2011 Annual Report. Rx&D members continue to meet their 1987 research and development (SR&ED) goals of 10 percent of sales, but the international and domestic environments … Continue reading

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