Where We Work: Grant and Tax Credit Advisory Across Canada

Regional Expertise and Canadian Funding Ecosystems

Canada’s economic landscape is distinctly regionalized, shaped by differing industrial specializations, provincial tax structures, and targeted jurisdictional priorities. Maximizing government funding requires an advisory partner that understands both federal programs and the provincial and regional rules that apply to your operations.

Direct grants, repayable contributions, and tax credits are delivered through a mosaic of federal departments, regional development agencies (such as FedDev Ontario and CED in Quebec), and provincial economic ministries.

Canadian Funding Partners bridges this complex multi-tiered system. We help corporate leaders translate governmental policy objectives into actionable funding roadmaps tailored specifically to their regional operations.

Toronto and Ontario

We work with businesses in Toronto and across Ontario, as well as companies with operations in several provinces.

For Ontario businesses, we focus on:

• the Ontario Job Grant, helping employers access non-repayable workforce development subsidies for third-party skills training;
• federal SR&ED tax credit claims, coordinating technical and expenditure filings processed through the Canada Revenue Agency’s Toronto and Ontario tax service centers;
• regional development funding through FedDev Ontario, focusing on advanced manufacturing scale-up and clean-tech innovation contributions;
• provincial digital media and interactive software credits, including the Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC).

Read more on our Toronto page.

Montreal and Quebec

We work with businesses in Greater Montreal and the other regions of Quebec, including Capitale-Nationale, Laval, Montérégie, and the Eastern Townships.

In Quebec, we focus on the province’s unique financial and fiscal incentive programs:

• the Mesure de formation de la main-d’œuvre (MFOR) administered by Services Québec, generally up to 50% of eligible training expenses, 75% in enhanced streams, and 100% for literacy;
• the Credit for the Development of E-Business (CDAE), offsetting a combined 30% of eligible software engineering payroll, of which 23% is refundable for a fiscal year starting in 2025 (from 2026 the CDAEIA replaces it, with 22% refundable);
• the newly established CRIC tax credit for R&D and pre-commercialization activities following the March 25, 2025 budget reform;
• interest-free repayable contributions from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) for capital equipment and export growth.

Read more on our Montreal page.

Cross-Canada Service for Western and Atlantic Provinces

Beyond Ontario and Quebec, Canadian Funding Partners can also work with businesses across Western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) and Atlantic Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador).

We coordinate programs delivered through dedicated regional bodies:

• PacifiCan and PrairiesCan funding for clean technology demonstration, aerospace innovation, and value-added agricultural processing;
• the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), providing non-repayable and conditionally repayable capital for regional competitiveness;
• provincial R&D tax credits synchronized with federal T661 filings;
• national export development grants through CanExport SMEs and applied industrial R&D contributions via NRC IRAP.

Clients outside major metropolitan centers work with us the same way, by videoconference and shared documents.

How We Work: Phone, Video and Shared Documents

We do not have a walk-in office. We work by phone and videoconference.

1. Phone and Video Meetings: for initial program identification, eligibility screening, and financial reviews.
2. Secure Document Exchange: A channel agreed for each file for sending payroll registers, financial statements, and technical documentation.

This lets us move your file forward wherever your business is located.

Multi-Jurisdictional Alignment for National Enterprises

For corporate entities operating across several provinces, uncoordinated grant filing leads to administrative redundancy, suboptimal credit capture, and increased audit risk.

We address these challenges by constructing a consolidated funding framework:

• auditing workforce distribution across provincial boundaries to claim optimal provincial tax credit rates;
• harmonizing provincial training grant submissions to eliminate duplication while ensuring compliance with interprovincial labor agreements;
• monitoring stacking caps across federal and provincial contribution agreements to protect total allowable funding percentages;
• establishing standard contemporaneous documentation procedures across all operating divisions.

This centralized approach delivers total visibility to executive leadership and board audit committees.

Initial Assessment Process

Engaging our advisory practice begins with a confidential assessment tailored to your geographic and sectoral profile:

• we review your corporate structure, head office jurisdiction, and payroll footprint across provinces;
• we evaluate active capital budgets, planned hiring cohorts, and software development sprints against upcoming funding deadlines;
• we read your request and reply by email with next steps.

This diagnostic phase is provided without upfront obligation, allowing executive teams to evaluate grant opportunities with complete commercial clarity.

Independent Advisory and Specialist Partner Network

Canadian Funding Partners maintains an uncompromising commitment to professional standards, transparent contracting, and technical precision.

Canadian Funding Partners helps businesses identify funding opportunities and coordinate applications with specialist partner firms. Where a file requires accounting or engineering expertise, the work is handled by appropriately qualified professionals at our partner firms.

Wherever your business operates in Canada, we help you work through government funding programs by phone and videoconference. To start, send us an assessment request or email support@canadianfundingpartners.ca.