Tax credit · not repaid

Ontario Business Research Institute Tax Credit

Government of Ontario, Ministry of Finance · Ontario

OpenResearch
Funding
Up to $4,000,000
Up to $4,000,000 per year
Deadline
Ongoing
Open, accepted on an ongoing basis (no fixed deadline).
Type
Tax credit · not repaid
Company stage
SME, Large Corp

Overview

Eligible corporations can claim a 20% refundable tax credit for qualified expenditures on scientific research and experimental development (SR&ED) performed in Ontario under contract with eligible research institutes such as Ontario universities or community colleges. Small businesses may also claim the Ontario innovation tax credit on the same qualified expenditures.

Who can apply

  • Eligible corporations performing scientific research and experimental development in Ontario under contract with an eligible research institute (e.g., Ontario universities or community colleges).
  • Qualified expenditures must be payments of money (not in-kind), current expenditures qualifying for the federal investment tax credit under section 127 of the federal Income Tax Act, and incurred for SR&ED performed by the eligible research institute in Ontario.
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What it can pay for

R&D

Past recipients

No public list of past recipients is linked for this program yet.

Official source

Program details change. Always confirm eligibility, amounts and deadlines on the official page before you apply.

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Last checked by SeedPort: Oct 15, 2026. SeedPort is not affiliated with the funder. Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.