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Innovation Funding

Non-dilutive capital, systematically captured

Canadian companies leave billions in SR&ED credits and grant funding unclaimed every year. Meravon turns government funding from an annual scramble into a systematic, defensible source of growth capital.

The practice

Canada operates one of the most generous innovation-funding regimes in the world — SR&ED tax credits, IRAP contributions, and hundreds of federal and provincial programs. Yet most eligible companies either never apply, under-claim, or file claims that cannot withstand a CRA review.

Meravon approaches government funding as a capital strategy, not paperwork. We map your activities and roadmap against the full funding landscape, build a multi-year funding calendar, and prepare claims and applications with the technical and financial rigour that reviewers respect.

Our SR&ED methodology pairs financial specialists with technical interviewers who speak your engineers' language — capturing the full eligible scope while building the contemporaneous documentation that protects every dollar claimed.

What this practice covers

  • SR&ED Consulting
  • SR&ED Claim Preparation
  • CRA Review Defence
  • IRAP
  • Federal & Provincial Grants
  • Innovation Funding
  • Commercialization Funding
  • Digital Adoption Programs
  • Funding Strategy
  • Grant Applications

What you gain

  • A complete funding map: every program your company can realistically access
  • SR&ED claims that capture full eligible scope — and stand up to review
  • Grant applications written to scoring criteria, not hope
  • A rolling funding calendar aligned to your product and hiring roadmap
  • Documentation systems that make next year's claim easier than this year's

How an engagement runs

Funding assessment

Eligibility mapping across SR&ED, grants, and programs — with a prioritized value estimate.

Claim & application build

Technical interviews, cost modelling, and submission-ready documentation.

Submission & defence

Filing, agency liaison, and full representation through any CRA or program review.

Funding calendar

A forward program pipeline so funding is planned, not discovered.

Common questions

How do your SR&ED fees work?

We offer both fixed-fee and success-based structures depending on claim maturity and complexity. Either way, fees are agreed before work begins and include review defence.

We were audited before and it went badly. Can you help?

Yes. CRA review defence and claim remediation are core to our practice. We rebuild the technical narrative and documentation to the standard reviewers expect — and represent you throughout.

What kinds of work qualify for SR&ED?

Broader than most assume: experimental development in software, manufacturing processes, materials, and engineering frequently qualifies, including failed experiments. If your team resolved technological uncertainty through systematic investigation, it is worth an assessment.

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