Administered by Investissement Québec
Refundable credit up to 30% for IT/software sector Quebec employers on eligible employee salaries.
CDAE is Quebec's e-business tax credit — 24% refundable + 6% non-refundable on eligible IT/software labour costs, capped per employee. Annual certification required from Investissement Québec.
The total program pool, per-organization max, and what your contribution has to be.
This program does not publish an aggregate annual funding pool.
No matching contribution required.
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