{"id":9175,"date":"2026-11-09T16:45:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T15:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leyton.com\/ca\/?post_type=article&#038;p=9175"},"modified":"2026-11-09T16:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T15:45:31","slug":"budget-2026-widens-sred-more-of-the-cost-of-bringing-your-innovation-to-market-could-now-be-covered","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/leyton.com\/ca\/en\/insights\/articles\/budget-2026-widens-sred-more-of-the-cost-of-bringing-your-innovation-to-market-could-now-be-covered\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2026 widens SR&#038;ED: more of the cost of bringing your innovation to market could now be covered"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9175\" class=\"elementor elementor-9175\" data-elementor-post-type=\"article\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9593371 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9593371\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96903a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b96903a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW256669407 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256669407 BCX0\">Canada\u2019s federal budget, released on November 5, 2026, makes the SR&amp;ED tax incentive broader. If your company develops new products, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256669407 BCX0\">processes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256669407 BCX0\"> or software, more of what it spends to get that innovation to market could now earn tax support. <\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW256669407 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256669407 BCX0\">And if you have never claimed SR&amp;ED, this is a good moment to take another look.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW256669407 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:200}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad3bd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bad3bd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c23733c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c23733c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The short version <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ccc2b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ccc2b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2022&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SR&amp;ED would cover two new types of cost: regulatory and certification testing, and the cost of protecting your intellectual property (IP).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2022&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The changes are proposed for tax years that begin on or after November 5, 2026.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2022&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The credit rates are unchanged: 35% for certain small and medium-sized corporations, 15% for everyone else.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4015a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4015a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is new <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e06982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e06982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW66819505 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66819505 BCX0\">Until now, SR&amp;ED has centred on the research and development itself, and work beyond the experimental stage is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66819505 BCX0\">generally left<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66819505 BCX0\"> out. Budget 2026 proposes to follow your project further down the road to market.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW66819505 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a48ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a48ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Regulatory and certification testing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c20d7e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c20d7e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW8745818 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8745818 BCX0\">Tests, technological validations and studies carried out to meet the regulatory requirements for the first approval or certification of a product or process could qualify, as long as they are directly tied to a project that already qualifies for SR&amp;ED. Picture a company that has developed a new device and must run tests to earn the certification it needs before it can sell.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647e15f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"647e15f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Protecting your IP<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493239e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"493239e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The cost of registering and maintaining protection for IP created in an eligible project could qualify too. That includes patents, certificates of supplementary protection, plant breeders\u2019 rights and copyrighted software, in Canada or abroad. It covers preparing and filing the application and the periodic fees that keep your rights in force. Legal costs to enforce your rights, such as litigation, are not included. If you file abroad, fees paid to the foreign IP office qualify, but supporting work such as preparing the application counts only if it is done in Canada. And if you later sell the IP, the tax benefit can be recaptured.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The government estimates this expansion at <strong>$930 million of support over five years<\/strong>, and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) plans to publish guidance by sector on what counts as a commercialisation expense.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4597322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4597322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What stays the same <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f6617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05f6617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW52033630\">SR&amp;ED costs <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW52033630\">remain<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW52033630\"> fully deductible in the year you incur them, and they also earn an investment tax credit. Eligible costs are still the familiar ones: salaries and wages, materials, contracting, overhead, and machinery and equipment. The work itself must still be a systematic investigation in science or technology, carried out through experiment or analysis.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4116309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4116309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why so many businesses miss out <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed7853b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed7853b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SR&amp;ED is not only for laboratories or large corporations. A manufacturer improving a process, a software team building something standard methods can\u2019t deliver, a food or agri-business developing a new product: if you are solving a technical problem where the answer is not obvious, you may have eligible work. Many companies never claim because they assume their work is just part of doing business, or that the paperwork will be too heavy. Clear records and a well-told technical story make a real difference, and that is where we can help.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This budget builds on last year\u2019s improvements, when the government expanded access to the enhanced credit, restored support for capital expenditures and raised the annual limit on which the enhanced credit can be earned to $6 million. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The direction is consistent: <strong>Canada wants companies to innovate here, and it is willing to help pay for it.<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d083f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75d083f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other support worth a look <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95f7484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95f7484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2022&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Productivity Mega Deduction:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> an immediate write-off for a much wider range of capital assets acquired on or after September 15, 2026.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2022&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Clean technology and clean electricity tax credits:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> extended to property available for use before 2041.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2022&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canada Growth Incentive:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a capital gains exemption of up to $15 million for qualifying shares of Canadian-controlled private corporations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2022&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Funding programs:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> $1 billion more for the Strategic Response Fund from 2028-29, renewed IRAP Clean Technology funding ($298 million) and extra support for tariff-affected small and medium-sized businesses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d15cec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d15cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to do now <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16391b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e16391b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Start capturing the right records.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Keep time records, test and certification reports, and IP filing invoices linked to each development project.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Look at your next tax year.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> If it begins on or after November 5, 2026, these proposed changes could apply to it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Remember these are proposals.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Legislation and CRA guidance are still to come. We are tracking both and will keep you posted.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82523ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82523ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW33430864 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33430864 BCX0\">This article is general information based on measures proposed in Budget 2026 (Department of Finance Canada, budget.canada.ca, pp. 117 and 402\u2013403). Proposals may change before they become law. 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