• About Us
    • Our Team
    • What We Offer
    • Process
    • Success Stories
    • Newsletter Signup
  • Partner With Us
    • Swoop Canada
    • Venbridge
  • SR&ED Tax Credit
    • SR&ED Calculator
    • SR&ED Planning
    • SR&ED Filing Deadlines
    • SR&ED Reviews
    • SR&ED Free Webinars
  • Industries We Service
  • IRAP Funding
  • Recent News
  • 1-416-499-2861
  • info@braithwaite.ca
Free Consultation
  • About Us
    • Our Team
    • What We Offer
    • Process
    • Success Stories
    • Newsletter Signup
  • Partner With Us
    • Swoop Canada
    • Venbridge
  • SR&ED Tax Credit
    • SR&ED Calculator
    • SR&ED Planning
    • SR&ED Filing Deadlines
    • SR&ED Reviews
    • SR&ED Free Webinars
  • Industries We Service
  • IRAP Funding
  • Recent News
Twitter
Linkedin
Facebook
Envelope
  • 1-416-499-2861
  • info@braithwaite.ca
Free Consultation
  • About Us
    • Our Team
    • What We Offer
    • Process
    • Success Stories
    • Newsletter Signup
  • Partner With Us
    • Swoop Canada
    • Venbridge
  • SR&ED Tax Credit
    • SR&ED Calculator
    • SR&ED Planning
    • SR&ED Filing Deadlines
    • SR&ED Reviews
    • SR&ED Free Webinars
  • Industries We Service
  • IRAP Funding
  • Recent News
Twitter
Linkedin
Facebook
Envelope
All  ·  Medical & Biotechnology  ·  SR&ED

The 9 SR&ED Protocol Stages for the Cannabis Industry

By admin  Published On January 21, 2020

We continue the series of educational articles on SR&ED related projects in the Cannabis Industry. This article will focus on the first stages of the SR&ED project.

To make sure that the correct amount of expenses is claimed, it is very important to determine when the SR&ED project begins. A common belief is that it starts when the technological obstacle is identified. This is, however, a mistake. First, it is required to show that the problem has no available solutions in the open sources. In other words – to perform a due-diligence research assessment. Although the Cannabis Industry is very new, answers to some of these questions can be found online, in scientific journals, in professional literature (e.g., The Cannabis Growth Bible) or by asking colleagues who might have had similar problems or questions before. The time spent on the due-diligence research assessment is not SR&ED eligible.

Let’s assume that no answers are found in the open sources. This result still does not mean that there is a real technological uncertainty and that the SR&ED projects have begun – there can be some available answers in parallel industries. For example, it is known that in some parameters the cannabis growth process can be comparable to this of tomatoes. In such case, if you try a method described for tomatoes and it does not lead to the expected results – only then one can say that a technological wall was hit and the SR&ED work begins.

Let’s assume we are at the beginning of the SR&ED project. To be eligible, the project has to follow an intelligent path, avoiding “trial and error” type of work. Thus, it is highly recommended at this stage, before starting with the experimental process, to write a short research protocol, which will serve a proof that the project is not “trial and error” type. This protocol may include the following chapters:

  • Purpose. A short description of the objective and the background of the project.
  • Hypothesis. Description of idea(s) the project will test. The most important part! Formulating hypotheses is one of the requirements for SR&ED (one of the five questions).
  • Materials. What materials are allocated to the project? What is the logic behind the allocation?
  • Methods. Which experiments are planned?
  • Controls. Which control experiments will be performed, to make sure that the knowledge gained is not occasional?
  • Sample size. How the sample size (e.g., number of experimental plants) was identified to provide statistically significant results?
  • Data Collected. Which parameters will be measured?
  • Data Interpretation. What is going to be done with the collected data?
  • References. (optional) Literature samples that were reviewed during the due-diligence.

Such protocols will eventually become an important integrated part of the SR&ED technical description. As well – protocol formulation and the corresponding discussions time is SR&ED eligible, so do not forget to mention it in the timesheets.

For further information on the Medical Cannabis Industry, please contact us today.

Gregory Molev
Senior Science Advisor
Mobile: +1 647.972.6285
Email: gmolev@braithwaite.ca


Cannabis

Eligible R&D Activities in the Gaming & Software Industries
Previous Article
Eligible R&D Activities in the Aviation/Aerospace Industry
Next Article

NAVIGATION

SR&ED Tax Credit
SR&ED Calculator
SR&ED Planning
SR&ED Filing Deadline
SR&ED Reviews
IRAP Funding
Industries We Service

NAVIGATION

Our Team
What We Offer
Process
Success Stories
Newsletter Signup
Recent News
Contact Us

TORONTO

900-2235 Sheppard Ave E
Toronto, ON M2J 5B5
Office: 1-416-499-2861
Email: info@braithwaite.ca
eFax: 1-437-889-0955

MONTREAL

102-165 Saint-Zotique West
Montréal, QC H2S 1P5
Office: 1-514-495-6590
Email: contact@abgi-canada.com

Twitter
Linkedin
Facebook
Envelope
© Braithwaite Technology Consultants Inc 2023. All rights reserved.
Privacy & Cookie Policy
CACCEPT
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

We use necessary cookies to enable you to move around our website and use its features. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how our website functions.
We would also like to set optional analytics cookies to help us improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it. However, we will not set these cookies unless you enable them by using the on/off tool below and click the save and close button. Using this tool will set a cookie on your device to remember your preferences.

For more detailed information about the cookies we use, see our Cookies Policy.
You can give or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the ‘C’ icon at the bottom left of the website.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.

SAVE & ACCEPT