What is CRIC — Crédit d'impôt pour le développement informatique (Quebec)?
CRIC — Crédit d'impôt pour le développement informatique (Quebec) is delivered by Revenu Québec as a tax credit. Funding is typically 24–36% of eligible IT development labour. This page covers eligibility, intake status, and what an application actually requires.
At a glance
| Funding amount | 24–36% of eligible IT development labour |
|---|---|
| Cost share | 0% |
| Level | Provincial |
| Program type | Tax Credit |
| Delivered by | Revenu Québec |
| Available in | QC |
| Intake status | Open — claim on Quebec corporate tax return |
| Last verified | Apr 2026 |
Who qualifies
- Eligible industries: Technology, software, IT services
- Eligible activities: Software and IT system development; eligble Quebec-based IT labour
Watch out for
Non-software activities; outside Quebec; IT support/maintenance not development
Deadlines & how to apply
Stack with SR&ED for maximum benefit; requires Revenu Québec pre-approval (attestation from MESI)
How NorthGrants helps with CRIC — Crédit d'impôt pour le développement informatique (Quebec)
Most business owners read about CRIC — Crédit d'impôt pour le développement informatique (Quebec), see the funding amount, and stop. The hard part isn't finding the grant. It's building an application that actually wins.
NorthGrants builds the full application framework for you: a tailored project narrative aligned to this program's evaluation criteria, a budget structure that maps to eligible costs, and the supporting documentation checklist. You review it, refine the parts only you can write, and submit.