Quebec has quietly become one of the most aggressive jurisdictions in North America for funding AI-driven R&D. In Part 1 of this Office Hours series, Boast's Joshua Martin (Quebec Sales Lead) and Mat Rutishauser join host Paul Davenport to break down what's changed: SR&ED's evolving treatment of AI work, Quebec's CDAE-IA program, CRIC, and what the 2026 SR&ED enhancements mean for AI companies specifically.

Recorded ahead of the All In 2026 conference in Montreal, this episode covers the two government programs every Quebec AI company should have on its radar, the most common eligibility mistakes companies make with CDAE-IA, and how CFOs should think about stacking SR&ED, CDAE-IA, and CRIC together.

Timestamps
0:00 Welcome to Office Hours: Quebec AI Financing, Part 1
0:00 What's driving Quebec's AI funding boom
0:02 Does SR&ED treat AI development differently?
0:04 The two programs every Quebec AI company should know
0:05 What the 2026 SR&ED enhancements mean for AI companies
0:08 Stacking CDAE-IA and SR&ED: what's mechanically different
0:12 What is CDAE-IA and who qualifies?
0:14 The most common CDAE-IA eligibility mistakes
0:15 How to stack SR&ED, CDAE-IA, and CRIC
0:17 Rising scrutiny: how AI is changing government claim review too

Mentioned in this episode
Catch Boast at the All In 2026 conference in Montreal, Booth V6, all week. [Event link]

Boast has helped 2,000+ companies across North America secure $900M+ in R&D tax credits, backed by a 100% audit defense commitment on every claim we support. [Boast Resource Hub link]

This is Part 1 of an ongoing Office Hours series on Quebec AI financing. Part 2 coming soon, subscribe so you don't miss it.

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Intro and Outro music provided by Dennis Ma whose mixes you can find on Soundcloud at DJ DennyDex.