Business Scale-up and Productivity
(BSP)

Receive up to $10M in Government
Funding

Let us maximize your innovation potential
and secure the benefits you deserve!

What is the Business Scale-up
and Productivity (BSP)?

Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) is open to incorporated
high-growth businesses that have been operating in the Prairie
Provinces for a minimum of 2 years. Preference may be given to small
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with less than 500 full-time
employees (FTEs).

Benefits of SR&ED?

  • Reduce your tax liability

  • Provides refundable and non-refundable tax credits

  • Supports your R&D efforts and helps you stay competitive

Qualifying Activities

  • Experimental development to achieve technological advancement

  • Applied research for practical applications

  • Basic research to advance scientific knowledge

  • Support work directly related to experimental development, applied research, or basic research

Eligibility Criteria

  • Any business conducting qualifying R&D activities in Canada

  • Expenditures must be incurred for eligible SR&ED activities

  • Includes salaries, wages, materials, overhead, and subcontractor costs

Eligible Applicants

Businesses must meet the following mandatory criteria:

  • Productivity improvement, which includes:
  • Acquiring, adapting,and adopting new technologies and processes
  • Process re-engineering
  • Improving manufacturing capacity
  • Business scale-up, which includes:
  • Developing or expanding markets
  • Adopting best management practices, processes and systems
  • Developing business opportunities
  • Technology commercialization,
    which includes:
  • Growing and diversifying markets through late stage product development
  • Technology showcasing and demonstration (Technology Readiness Levels 7- as defined by Innovation, Science
    and Economic Development Canada)
  • Developing business opportunities
  • Advanced manufacturing. This is defined by developing and adopting innovative technologies to:
  • Create new products
  • Enhance processes
  • Establish more efficient and cost-effective ways of working
  • Clean resources.
    This refers to transitioning from the old resource economy into a new resource economy. It is where innovation drives economic and environmental competitiveness in the energy, mining and forestry sectors.
    It leverages Canada’s natural resources advantage to transition to a low-carbon economy.
  • Clean technology.
    This refers to any process, product or service that reduces environmental
    harm in order to:
  • Control costs
  • Meet new regulations
  • Improve global competitiveness
  • Reduce harm to climate, water, land and air
  • Digital industries. This includes:
  • Information and communication technology (ICT)
  • Digital and interactive media
  • Content industries 
  • Health/Bio-Sciences. This includes a wide range of companies, such as:
  • Pharmaceutical developers and makers
  • Medical devices and biomedical innovators
  • Digital health solutions producers
  • Precision health
  • Disruptive technologies, such as:
  • Artificial intelligence (AI)
  • Big data analytics
  • 3-D printing
  • Robotics
  • Nanotechnologies
  • Natural resources value-added processing. This includes processing natural resources in the energy, mineral or forestry sectors. This adds value to the raw materials.
  • Value-added agriculture. This is a complex and interdependent sector that includes agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture. It also includes food and beverages processing.

Eligible Expenses

Incremental costs essential to the project. For example:

Capital Costs
(Equipment, Machinery)

Labour
(wages, benefits)

Marketing

Costs Related to
Intellectual Property

Technology Development and Commercial Demonstrations

Professional, Advisory, Technical Services

Available Funding

Up to 50% of eligible project costs:

*Maximum $10 million to any 1 organization

Apply for Funding

Navigating the complexities of finding and applying for the right funding program at the right moment, while addressing the most relevant priorities, can be a daunting task. Our expertise allows us to deliver an average of 95% time savings for our clients, compared to businesses managing funding applications independently.

Why Choose Digitize Media Corp for BSP?

Our Unique Approach

Our Expertise

Our team is made up of seasoned CPAs and SRED specialists, bringing decades of expertise in obtaining SRED tax credits.

Personalized Attention

We customize our services to address the unique requirements of your business, guaranteeing that every eligible expense is claimed.

Comprehensive Service

From the initial consultation to claim submission and audit defense, we manage every aspect of the SRED process.

Proven Success

We have a proven track record of successfully securing millions in SRED tax credits for our clients, consistently maximizing their claims and improving their financial results.

Our
Expertise

Our team is made up of seasoned CPAs and SR&ED specialists, bringing decades of expertise in obtaining SR&ED tax credits.

Personalized
Attention

We customize our services to address the unique requirements of your business, guaranteeing that every eligible expense is claimed.

Comprehensive
Service

From the initial consultation to claim submission and audit defense, we manage every aspect of the SR&ED process.

Proven
Success

We have a proven track record of successfully securing millions in SR&ED tax credits for our clients, consistently maximizing their claims and improving their financial results.

Manufacturing

Information Technology

Machinery and Equipment

Design and Construction

Plastics

Computer Sciences

Material Development

Food and Beverages

Pharmaceutical

Engineering

Health Sciences

SRED Consulting Services

How We CanHelp

At Digitize Media Corp, we provide comprehensive SRED consulting services designed to guide you through the intricacies of the SRED tax credit program and optimize your claims.
Our experts will provide a free consultation and then review your projects and activities to determine if they qualify under the SR&ED program.
Our team will handle the preparation and submission of your SRED claims, ensuring all eligible expenditures are included and providing detailed technical and financial reports to support your claim.
If your SRED claim is selected for audit, we provide comprehensive audit defence services. Our experts will represent you in front of the CRA, making sure that your claim is defended and approved.
Our team ensures that your documentation meets CRA requirements and standards.
We offer training sessions for your team to help them understand SRED requirements and improve the quality of your claims. This includes ongoing support.
We also help you identify and apply for other government grants and incentives that your business may be eligible for.
Our process includes detailed project analysis, thorough documentation, and continuous support.

Program Deadline

Ongoing.