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SR&ED, IRAP, Mitacs, and R&D Funding in Canada

13 min readLast updated June 2026Beginner levelCanada-wideOfficial-source checked

Three names you'll hear constantly, often confused for each other. They're not competitors — they're three different instruments that hit at different points in your R&D, and the best-funded founders use more than one.

SR&ED, IRAP, Mitacs, and R&D Funding in Canada

Three names you'll hear constantly, often confused for each other. They're not competitors — they're three different instruments that hit at different points in your R&D, and the best-funded founders use more than one.

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