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Find out how much you could save by investing in Greater Montréal. The following questionnaire is based on pre-defined scenarios. For each question, please select the answer that best fits your investment project.

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Will you have R&D activities?
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What will be the estimated % of time your workforce will be involved in R&D activities?
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Will your titles also be available in French from their first release?

Your line of business: video games

Number of full-time employees
25
80
R&D activities
Yes
No
R&D intensity (as a % of your employees’ work time)
20 %
80 %
Will your titles also be available in French from their first release?
Yes
No

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You could save up to
$705,323
on expenditures of $2,043,500 if you qualify for the 15% Canada SR&ED and the 37.5% Québec multimedia titles tax credits, including a refundable amount of $512,153
Annual expenditures and tax credits
Salaries $1,495,000
Bonuses (10%) $149,500
Benefits (20%) $299,000
Subcontractors $100,000
Total expenditures before tax credits $2,043,500
Amount for the 37.5% Québec multimedia titles ($512,153) and the 15% Canada SR&ED ($193,171) tax credits $705,323
Tax credits as % of investment 34.52 %
Total expenditures after tax credits $1,338,177

You may be eligible for other available programs and tax credits. Contact us to find out more.

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Salary details

Position Number of employees Average salary
Game Designer 4 $89,000
Senior Game Designer 1 $95,000
3D Artist 3 $73,000
Programmer 2 $89,000
Senior Programmer 2 $108,000
Creative Director 1 $137,000
Production Manager 1 $110,000
Studio Manager 1 $184,000
Total 15 $1,495,000

Other expenses

Subcontractors $100,000

Tax credit details

Production of Multimedia Titles Tax Credit provided by the government of Québec

The refundable tax credit could cover up to 37.5% of your qualifying labour expenditures, if the multimedia title is available in French. If it is not available in French, the tax credit rate is up to 30%.

Non-refundable Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit provided by the government of Canada

A 15% tax credit on eligible SR&ED activities and expenditures. It may be combined with the Québec R&D tax credit, the tax credit for the production of multimedia titles and the Québec tax credit for E-Business development.

Source: salary data from fDi Benchmark, 2020.

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Alexandre Lagarde

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