Alberta Innovation Employment Grant (IEG)
Status not published
Claimed with the Alberta AT1 corporate return; no application window.
Refundable grant delivered through the corporate tax system: 8% on eligible R&D spending up to a base level plus 20% on spending above the company's own historical base, on a maximum annual spend of CAD 4 million (so up to about CAD 800,000).
Government of Alberta, Treasury Board and Finance
public · regional
Deadline: rolling — Claimed with the Alberta AT1 corporate return; no application window.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a, growth
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Corporations with a permanent establishment in Alberta; the enhanced 20% rate phases out for firms with taxable capital above CAD 10 million and disappears at CAD 50 million.
How to apply
- Determine eligible R&D expenditures using the federal SR&ED definitions.
- Complete Schedule 29 with the Alberta AT1 return.
- File within the statutory deadline.
What you will need
- Alberta AT1 return
- Schedule 29
- Federal SR&ED documentation
Source. https://www.alberta.ca/innovation-employment-grant — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked