APPLICATION FOR QUALIFICATION CERTIFICATE
Refundable tax credit program for IFCs only
Corporation
A corporation that wishes to benefit from the refundable tax credit (RTC) program for IFCs must first obtain a qualification certificate from the Minister of Finance and the Economy for the IFC it operates and for the eligible employees who work there.
The forms to be used depend on whether the corporation already operated an IFC on March 30, 2010 or whether a new business location or development project is involved:
1) A corporation that operated an IFC on March 30, 2010
Download and complete the French official form:
Demande d’adhésion au programme de crédit d’impôt remboursable pour les CFI 
To help you, an English courtesy version of the form is available:
Application to participate in the refundable tax credit program for IFCs
2) New business location or development project:
Download and complete the French official form:
Demande de certification à titre de centre financier international
In addition, download and complete the French official summary sheet relating to each international financial transaction that the IFC intends to carry out and for which the certification application is filed: Document Annexe 1: Fiches synthèse - Certification
To help you, English courtesy versions of the forms are available
- Application for an IFC qualification certificate
- Document Appendix 1: Summary sheets - Qualification certificate
Local employee
Download and complete, for each employee, the French official form: Demande de certification à l’égard d’un employé local
To help you, an English courtesy version of the form is available: Application for local employee qualification certificate
Foreign specialist
Download and complete the French official form: Demande de certification à l’égard d’un spécialiste étranger
To help you, an English courtesy version of the form is available: Application for foreign specialist qualification certificate
In general, the certification application must be sent within the calendar year when the employee commences employment with the IFC.
