Research & Development

Manitoba has an extensive and rapidly-growing network of research facilities in key sectors like agri-foods, biotechnology, engineering and communications.

Research and development in Manitoba is conducted by government agencies, by universities, and by private firms, often working jointly. In total, the provincial R&D infrastructure represents a collegial network of expertise linked through formal professional associations and informal groups. Manitoba’s growing base of research-related activity has given the province an increasing international profile in agriculture and health biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical and diagnostic devices and industrial research.

The tax environment in Manitoba encourages industry to continuously develop new and innovative products and processes. Programs like the Manitoba Research and Development Tax Credit and the federal Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credit provide Manitoba companies with considerable leverage for their R&D investments. Studies by the Conference Board of Canada comparing the R&D tax incentives among the world’s industrialized countries have repeatedly found that combined federal and provincial R&D tax incentives in Canada are the “most generous and stable offerings in the industrialized world.”

Public Research Infrastructure:

Agriculture
Life Sciences
Information & Communications Technology (I.C.T.)
Industrial R & D
Industrial Technology Centre (I.T.C.)
National Research Council
Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada

University of Manitoba:

Research Environment
National Centres of Excellence
Canada Research Chairs
Research Centres & Institutes

Tax Incentives: Gov't

Manitoba R&D Tax Incentive
Federal Scientific Research & Experimental Development Tax Credit
Advantages of Canada's R&D Tax Incentives
After Tax Cost of R&D in Manitoba
Foreign Firms can access R&D Tax Credits in Manitoba