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Boast
A Canadian R&D tax credit platform that helps businesses secure eligible R&D credits using AI and technical expertise.
Canadian Venture (ON)1
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Apr 15, 2026
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Rethinking Canadian Innovation: How Tax Incentives and AI are Building a New Engine for Hard Tech
Rethinking Canadian Innovation: How Tax Incentives and AI are Building a New Engine for Hard Tech
The core message, driven by Paul Davenport of Boast, is timely and critical: Canada's immense potential in hard tech and deep industrial R&D needs a modernized support system. For too long, the Scientific Rese...
↗ The modernization of Canada’s SR&ED program, coupled with specialized, AI-driven platforms like Boast, is fundamentally recalibrating the value proposition of 'hard tech' R&D. This synergy turns once-marginalized CapEx costs into lucrative funding streams, establishing a robust, scalable financial foundation for Canada's deep materials and manufacturing sectors.