Crédit d'impôt pour la recherche, l'innovation et la commercialisation (CRIC)
Crédit d'impôt pour la recherche, l'innovation et la précommercialisation (CRIC)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
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.
Revenu Québec
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Deadline: rolling — Claimed with the Quebec corporate income tax return; the filing deadline for the credit is 12 months after the income tax return due date.
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
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
- Identify eligible R&D and pre-commercialisation expenditures.
- Complete the CRIC form with the CO-17 corporate return.
- Respond to any Revenu Québec review.
What you will need
- Quebec corporate return CO-17
- CRIC claim form
- R&D project documentation
Source. https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/businesses/income-tax/corporation-income-tax/tax-credits/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked