At Invest in Canada, Canada’s investment promotion agency, we bring industry, community, and government partners together to make it easy for you to expand your business to Canada. Where Bold Feels at Home.
Incentives For Business
Get more for your business here. Canada offers incentives and tax credit programmes designed to help your business grow.
Canada offers businesses one of the most generous R&D tax incentives in the G7. Canada's largest R&D program, SR&ED, can cover up to 15% of a company’s research and development costs. That's a clear financial advantage.
Canada’s multibillion-dollar Strategic Response Fund supports industrial innovation and large-scale transformative projects across the country. It’s no wonder the largest Fortune 500 firms and other forward-thinking companies choose to expand to Canada.
Tax Deductions
Expand your business to a country with a real competitive advantage. Sector by sector, there are many benefits to being in Canada.
Keeping business costs low is easy when expanding your business to Canada. Regardless of business sector, industry or location, Canada offers you a wide range of generous incentives to support business growth.
Canada offers businesses tariff-free access for manufacturing machinery and equipment. That can be a big competitive advantage for your company’s expansion to Canada.
Expand your business to Canada
Where bold feels at home
Global market access. Low costs. Rich in resources. Abundant talent. Stability.
Canada is one of the best countries in the G20 to move your bold business ambitions forward.
Canada’s competitiveness is a critical asset for our operations across the country. A highly skilled and diverse talent pool, as well as a stable regulatory process promoting innovation are fundamental for our company.
Michelin chose Canada to expand its tire business with an investment of C$300 million in its three production facilities in Nova Scotia.
Business Support
Canada’s corporate income tax rate and marginal effective tax rate (METR) are among the lowest in the G7. Companies in Canada enjoy tax advantages that are among the most beneficial in the world.
Canada offers global companies competitive operating costs, incentive programmes and a business-friendly tax environment. Perfect for expanding your business to Canada.
Fiscal security
Your investments are protected. Canada tops the G7 for its fiscal security.
The top seven safest banks in North America are all in Canada. As well, Canada ranks top in terms of ease of investor protection, as reflected in Cornell University’s Global Innovation Index 2018. That means peace of mind is always top of mind when you expand your business to Canada.
Canada ranks 1st in the G7 and 15th globally on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2024. You will find Canada’s business environment is one of the most principled in the world.
Superior Business Climate
Canada continues to be a top country in the G20 for doing business, and it’s easy to see why. Expand to Canada, where bold feels at home.