Research programmes can connect laboratory experiments, prototype devices and specialist analysis. Cedar brings that work into one claim strategy, writes the technical report and reconciles the financial records with your team and accountant.
Discuss a projectThe claim needs to explain the scientific or technological knowledge sought and the experiments used to pursue it. We work with the researchers and developers who can explain the methods, results and changes in direction.
For work involving outside laboratories, collaborators or sponsors, we also review the agreements and financial records. Understanding who performed the work, who paid for it and what was contracted is part of preparing the claim.
These hypothetical examples show how a technical problem can lead to experimental work. We assess your project using its actual starting knowledge, investigation and records.
A laboratory assay gives inconsistent responses as sample composition changes. The available methods do not explain the interference well enough to establish a reliable measurement approach.
Experiments compare sample preparation and reagent conditions using controls and repeated measurements. Analysis of the response patterns tests possible sources of interference and guides revisions to the method.
A device prototype needs to distinguish a measured signal from temperature drift within a limited power budget. The remaining measurement error cannot be resolved with available sensing and compensation approaches within that power limit.
Bench experiments compare sensor, circuit and compensation revisions across controlled conditions. Measurements of drift, error and energy use test the design assumptions and inform the next prototype.
We identify the research and experimental development within the wider programme, together with work that directly supports it. Routine verification, quality control and administrative work for regulatory submissions are considered separately from that investigation.
Cedar reconciles the project costs with your financial records and documents the allocations used in the claim.
How CRA groups SR&ED projectsLink each result to its protocol, sample or prototype version. We can use those connections to follow the experimental sequence without asking your team to recreate the whole programme from memory.
CRA’s documentation guidanceWe handle the claim strategy, technical reports, financial reconciliation, tax schedules and filing coordination. Our fees are tied to the outcome of your claim, and full CRA audit and provincial review support is included.
We speak with the people who did the work, review the development records and identify the projects and costs to assess.
We write the technical reports, reconcile expenditures to your accounts and prepare the federal and applicable provincial tax schedules. Your team provides the records and reviews the completed claim for approval.
We coordinate the claim filing with your accountant, who files the corporate T2 return. If the claim is reviewed, we prepare technical and financial responses, attend meetings and coordinate with your team and accountant.
Turn a year of development into a clear account of the technical problem, the experiments, and what your team learned.
3 min readA practical way to connect design notes, test results, project time, and costs using the records your team already creates.
3 min readInclude a researcher or developer who can explain a recent investigation. We can begin with a short experiment history and identify the technical and financial records needed for the claim.
