CFRI never bills hourly. Every engagement is a named package with a defined deliverable, a timeline commitment, and — where the outcome is binary — a 10% success bonus on grant approval or on-time deployment. Pricing is in Canadian dollars. Most pilot fees are eligible draws against IRAP, SR&ED, and FedDev project budgets.
We never bill hourly. Every engagement is a productized package with a defined deliverable, a timeline commitment, and — where it applies — a success bonus on the outcome that matters.
Founders, fund partners, and operators sizing up an AI, Web3, or quantum decision.
Teams ready to ship a defined AI artefact: an assessment, a grant filing, or a working pilot.
Funds, scale-ups, and operators that need ongoing AI/Web3 strategic depth on retainer.
Foundations, Crown corporations, and large enterprises sponsoring named research.
The workhorse tier. Each package has a defined scope, a delivery window, and — where a grant or deployment date is on the line — a 10% success bonus on the outcome.
Operator-led audit of your data, stack, team, and risk surface, with a sequenced 12-month AI plan.
CRA-aligned technical narrative captured as the work happens, partnered with a SR&ED claim accountant.
NRC IRAP-aligned project scoping, application support, and delivery plan ready to file.
Production-ready RAG or agentic system with evaluation harness, monitoring, and handover docs.
Most pilot fees are eligible draws against IRAP, SR&ED, and FedDev project budgets. CFRI prices at the top of the grant-eligible range (typically 20–35% of total project value) — the client often draws the fee from government money that would otherwise expire unused.
Remainder tied to milestone completion — never to your grant disbursement schedule. Cash flow stays predictable on both sides.
All packages priced in Canadian dollars. SR&ED, IRAP, FedDev, and BDC-funding compatible by design.
Fixed scope, fixed price, defined deliverable. Hourly billing rewards slow work — we won't do it, ever.
Thirty minutes gets you clarity, a direction, and a written action plan delivered as follow-up — yours to keep, with or without us. No pitch, no slideware.