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Crédit d'impôt pour la recherche, l'innovation et la commercialisation (CRIC)

Crédit d'impôt pour la recherche, l'innovation et la précommercialisation (CRIC)

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Quebec's consolidated R&D and pre-commercialisation tax credit, which replaced several earlier R&D credits. The enhanced refundable rate is 30% on the first tranche of eligible expenditure with a 20% rate above it. Exact tranche thresholds are set in the Taxation Act - confirm with Revenu Québec for your tax year.

Funder

Revenu Québec

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Claimed with the Quebec corporate income tax return; the filing deadline for the credit is 12 months after the income tax return due date.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Corporation with an establishment in Quebec carrying out eligible R&D or pre-commercialisation activity in Quebec. Replaced the former CDAE-adjacent R&D salary credits; confirm transitional rules for your fiscal year.

How to apply

  1. Identify eligible R&D and pre-commercialisation expenditures.
  2. Complete the CRIC form with the CO-17 corporate return.
  3. Respond to any Revenu Québec review.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · R&D tax credit vs. grant: the difference that changes your claim

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.quebec.ca/en/gouvernement/finances-publiques/titre-par-defaut/tax-credit-r-d-commercialization · not human-checked

Verified on 25 September 2026

Source: www.quebec.ca

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