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October 2007

Joint Finance Canada - Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Consultation

Improving the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentives

Consultation Documents:

• Canada’s New Government Launches Consultations on Improving Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentives (News Release (2007-078)
• Tax Incentives for Scientific Research and Experimental Development

Opening date: October 5, 2007

Closing date:  November 30, 2007

Who may respond: 

These consultations are open to anybody interested in participating.

The submissions will be used by officials at both the Department of Finance and the Canada Revenue Agency.

Please note that in this joint Finance Canada - CRA consultation initiative, we offer to post your submission on the Finance Canada website. Please clearly indicate in your communication whether or not you grant us permission to post your comments on our website. If you do not give explicit permission, we will not post your submission.

If you do give permission, we need the following information: 

• your full name; 
• name of the organization for which you speak (if applicable); 
• your full mailing address, including postal code; 
• your telephone number, including area code; and, if applicable, 
• your e-mail address and fax number. 

You should indicate by which method you would prefer to be contacted and also state whether any communication with you should be in French or English.

To respond, you can use one of the following options:

E-mail: Joint Finance Canada - Canada Revenue Agency SR&ED Consultations

Facsimile: 613-943-2486