SR&ED Strategies for 2026: Practical Tactics for Bigger Refunds

SR&ED Strategies for 2026: Practical Tactics for Bigger Refunds

By Innovate Niagara
Online event

Overview

Whether you are new to SR&ED or already filing every year, 2026 is a major opportunity to increase your refund.

With recent 2025 budget changes and higher limits, many innovative companies can now claim more — but only if their process, documentation, and strategy are aligned. In this practical and interactive session, you’ll learn how to tighten your SR&ED approach, improve claim quality, and avoid leaving money on the table.

This session is ideal for startups, scaleups, and innovation-driven companies that want bigger refunds, a cleaner process, and a clear SR&ED plan for 2026.

Bring your questions and leave with actionable tactics you can apply immediately.


What You’ll Learn

  • What actually qualifies for SR&ED — and what does not
  • How the 2025 SR&ED rule changes impact your claim size
  • Practical ways to document projects that lead to higher refunds
  • Common mistakes that reduce claims and how to avoid them
  • How to build a repeatable SR&ED process that scales with your business

Who Should Attend

  • Startup founders and executives
  • Finance, operations, and technical leads
  • Companies investing in R&D or product development
  • Anyone planning to file an SR&ED claim in 2026

About the Speaker

Lauren Valliere is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at GrowWise, where she helps innovative companies navigate SR&ED with confidence. With a background in operations and technical project leadership, Lauren specializes in making the SR&ED process simpler, cleaner, and stress-free for teams of all sizes.


Free (registration required)

Category: Science & Tech, Science

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Highlights

  • 1 hour
  • Online

Location

Online event

Organized by

Innovate Niagara

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Feb 5 · 10:00 AM PST