

Cure your SR&ED headache: Other programs will ease the pain
Federal help is available outside the cumbersome R&D program that will aid innovation.
Time to shift from survival to excelling
Competitive challenges are plenty but so are the opportunities for companies that choose to venture into new markets.
Let’s simplify innovation
Great innovation does something differently instead of doing something better
Online tool helps SR&ED claimants file faster
SREDscore prepares claims by identifying and advising on potential issues before submission to the CRA.

Food for thought
Get your slice of the calorie-reduced SR&ED pie.

Ottawa’s innovation shake up off to rocky start
Corporate Canada expressing doubt over changes to federal innovation funding.

Investing in 2012
PLANT’s annual Business Outlook survey shows senior executives plan to spend an average of $1.4 million on machinery, equipment, technology, training and R&D next year.

Competitive disadvantage
Canada’s position among global innovators is an ironic one. A recent World Economic Forum report on global competitiveness ranked us 12th out of 142 countries.

Advantage through innovation
Canada’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax incentive program is one of the most generous in the world, yet it’s under-utilized by Canadian manufacturers.
Parsing Canada’s research tax credit boondoggle
This year, it’s estimated federal and provincial governments will spend some $4.7 billion on research tax credits to more than 20,000 companies, but not all of them ae doing legitimate research.
Manufacturers' prospects are looking up
Canadian manufacturers see the economy picking up over the next three years and they are preparing for business expansion with plans to hire, and invest in process improvements, facilities, technology, training and innovation, according to a survey of senior plant executives.

SR&ED: CRA accelerates innovation
Sandy Hale Innovation is a cornerstone of the federal…