Subsidies and tax credits
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More than 2000 financial incentives available for your business
Subsidies and tax credits
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Subsidies and tax credits
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Subsidies and tax credits
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subsidies and tax credits
Take some time to explore AVINOVA’s grants categories and find out which program your company might be eligible for.
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Whether your business operates in tech or not, it could still be eligible for one or more subsidies from this category. As long as your organization is working towards a product development and innovation project or on the integration of an Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), or Research and Development (R&D), it could benefit from some of these subsidies or tax credits. Find out more about these options by looking through our list of available financial incentives.
The Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credit Program (SR&ED) helps businesses of any size and any area of expertise conduct research and development projects. The SR&ED Tax Credit Program is one of the most important sources of funding at the national level for research and development projects for businesses in Canada.
Decision making bodies : ARC - RQ
Possible returns : Up to 70% of the salaries
The Tax Credit for the Development of e-business is available to all businesses carrying innovative, high-value-added activities in the information technology sector, primarily in the fields of computer system design and software publishing. The TCEB helps businesses from Québec in developing their activities conducted in a very competitive field at the international scale, as well as maintaining and creating jobs, ensuring its growth and working effectiveness.
Decision making bodies : IQ - RQ
Possible returns : Up to 30% of the salaries
This tax credit aims at promoting the production of multimedia titles in Québec. It allows eligible businesses to benefit from a refundable tax credit for the expenses related to their labour. In order to be eligible for this financial aid, your company must obtain a valid certificate issued by Investissement Québec proving that its multimedia titles meet the rules and criteria of the tax credit.
Decision making bodies : IQ - RQ
Possible returns : Up to 37.5% of the salaries
If your company operates various activities in the industrial design field and generates more than $150,000 annually, it could be eligible for Industrial Design Tax Credit.
This financial aid would help you cover a portion of your industrial designers expense, whether they are employees, or work as independent contractors.
Decision making bodies : MEI - RQ
Possible returns : Up to 24% of the salaries
The Industrial Research Assistance Program offers financial incentives to any small to medium-sized businesses who are interested in developing innovative projects. The IRAP helps SMEs develop, adopt and adapt technologies before incorporating them into competitive products and services sold on the international market.
Decision making bodies : CNRC
Possible returns : Up to 80% of the salaries
This subsidy aims at improving the productivity and the competitiveness of Québec’s businesses.
Eligible projects include :
+ Supply chain optimization;
+ Integrated management system (ERP) or customer relationship management (CRM) system implementation;
+ Cost price system implementation.
Targeted companies are generally active in the following sectors:
+ Manufacturing;
+ Information and communication technologies;
+ High-valued distribution centers.
Decision making bodies : IQ
Possible returns : 50% of the consultant’s fees up to $100,000
This financial aid aims at expanding the investments for the food processing sector in order to rectify the lack of labour force as well as increasing the level of competitiveness of Québec’s businesses.
Eligible projects include :
+ Automation or robotization of a process;
+ Development and/or improvement of new processes and technologies that will enhance labor productivity;
+ Implementation or enhancement of an ERP software.
Decision making bodies : MAPAQ
Possible returns : 50% of the project cost up to $150,000.
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Are you planning international or interprovincial market development projects? We work in partnership with many export organizations to make your job easier. Take a look at our services to find out which grants apply to your project.
Are you planning to expand your business within or outside of Quebec? The PSCE program offers to help with non-refundable financial aid for Quebec businesses.
If your business operates in the manufacturing sector, high-valued retail and wholesale distribution sector, or propulsive service sector, it might be eligible for this program.
Decision making bodies : IQ
Possible returns : 50% of eligible expenses up to $250,000
This subsidy from the government of Canada applies to exporters, innovators, associations and communities from any area of expertise, whether your project is related to the travel industry or not.
This financial aid offers up to a maximum of $75,000 in funding to help Canadian businesses break into the international market.
Decision making bodies : Global Affairs Canada
Possible returns : 50% of eligible expenses up to $50,000
This funding program, offered through the Export Fund, aims at helping Québec agri-food businesses develop projects that would prepare and strengthen their export capacity as well as diversify their markets outside of the province.
The MAPAQ gives you the opportunity to obtain subsidies to help you expand your business.
Decision making bodies : MAPAQ
Possible returns : 40% of eligible expenses up to $80,000
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The objective of PRIIME is to support the integration of newcomers or people from a visible minority in the search for their first sustainable job in their field of expertise.
The Ministry provides financial aid to businesses to support the integration of these workers.
Decision making bodies : Emploi Québec
Possible returns : 70% of the salary for the first 30 weeks
If you want your employees to take additional training courses so they can perform their tasks in accordance to the requirements of your business, you could be eligible to receive financial aid to fund additional training for your employees, realize your training projects, or assess the effectiveness of your training program.
If you are an employer with offices in the province of Québec, whether you have a private or public business, a cooperative, or even if you are an independent contractor, you could benefit from this aid.
Decision making bodies : Emploi Québec
Possible returns : 50% of the subcontractor training cost
This tax credit is available to businesses that hire :
+ Students currently enrolled in an academic institution;
+ Trainees operating within the workplace in various sectors, which include welding, polishing, machine operations, telecommunication, etc.
Decision making bodies : RQ
Possible returns : Up to 32% of the salaries
At AVINOVA, our goal is to make sure that you get the most out of your subsidies and tax credit returns, whether you’re a client or not. Are you used to preparing your grants and tax credit claims internally or entrusting them to a consultant?
Avinova offers you the possibility to verify that your business is not leaving money on the table by :
+ Identifying opportunities for maximizing the amounts of subsidies that your business is claiming;
+ Identifying new incentives to which your business is entitled.
For this purpose, you would need to send us the documents and claims that have already been sent to the decision-making bodies. Subsequently, we will perform an audit in order to produce a report detailing the unclaimed eligible expenses as well as financial incentives that could have been claimed. This report contains a detailed action plan to help you maximize your returns.
In addition, you could benefit from our training and coaching services. This consists of :
+ Improving staff awareness about available financial incentives and their benefits to businesses;
+ Demistifying grants and tax credits’ eligibility criteria;
+ Showcasing supporting documentation best practices.