The InGenuity Group® is an expert team of engineers, researchers, and finance professionals with over 25 years of experience with the SR&ED program.
Few consulting groups can boast an equivalent breadth and depth of knowledge regarding SR&ED, particularly in the area of software development. Our Founding team was directly involved with the program beginning one year after it’s formation in 1986.
Our team has lead experts in the field of SR&ED. We have worked out of Ottawa and Toronto since 2008, but our program experience goes back quite far (to 1986 – the year SR&ED was founded). We have an internal team who helps out, they include:
We Wouldn’t Be Here Without Them
Elizabeth Lance is an award-winning management consultant specializing in the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program.
With a Master of Arts degree focusing on discourse analysis, she helps organizations navigate the complex world of indirect funding policy compliance, where one wrong word can cost hundreds of thousands.
Elizabeth’s writing, research, and commentary have been cited in news outlets (CBC, Ottawa Business Journal), she is the creator of the 200-page interactive learning resource A Comprehensive Guide to SR&ED, and manager of the largest LinkedIn group focusing on SR&ED.
The combination of Elizabeth’s passion, dynamic background, and problem-solving nature makes her invaluable to the many multi-million dollar projects clients entrust her with on a daily basis.
Find out more about Elizabeth on her website LizLance.ca or on LinkedIn
Gilbert Lance, now retired, has been one of Canada’s foremost specialists in the SR&ED program and CRA tax credit administration. A former CRA Senior Science Advisor and Research and Technology Advisor (RTA) (and The InGenuity Group’s resident SR&ED veteran), he brought his extensive and invaluable years of experience at the CRA to his clients’ R&D tax claims. Having been one of the key policy makers for the SR&ED program, Gilbert had an unprecedented degree of familiarity with SR&ED.
At the core of Gilbert’s professional philosophy is a commitment to sharing his knowledge. In keeping with this, he continues to participate in the CRA’s SR&ED Software Committee as both a presenter and a presentation writer, and acted as a contributing writer to The InGenuity Group’s SR&ED Education and Resources website.
Gilbert spent over three decades as an SR&ED advisor with direct experience, both as an SR&ED RTA and in private industry. Whether working in the public or private sector, Gilbert brought a person touch to every endeavour, taking the time to build strong and lasting professional relationships with his clients; something that his daughter proudly continues to do.
Together, we help organizations:
