I-3 - Taxation Act

Section 737.18.17.1 Disposition versions

2024-05-07

737.18.17.1. In this Title, unless the context indicates otherwise,

“adjusted taxable income” of a corporation for a taxation year means the corporation’s adjusted taxable income that is determined for the year in accordance with section 737.18.17.16 or that would be so determined if Title VII.2.3.2 applied to the corporation for the year and section 737.18.17.16 were read as if the necessary modifications were made;

“certificate” for a taxation year of a corporation or a fiscal period of a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means the certificate that, for the purposes of this Title, is issued by the Minister of Finance, in relation to the large investment project for the corporation’s taxation year or the partnership’s fiscal period, as the case may be;

“computation method election” applicable to a corporation’s taxation year or a partnership’s fiscal period, in relation to a large investment project, means the election that the corporation or partnership makes in relation to the large investment project and to which subparagraph b of the first paragraph of section 737.18.17.5 refers for that year or fiscal period, as the case may be;

“date of the beginning of the tax-free period” in respect of a large investment project of a corporation or a partnership means the date that is specified as such in the first certificate, in relation to the large investment project, or in the qualification certificate issued to the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project, where it acquired all or substantially all of the recognized business in relation to the project and where the Minister of Finance authorized the transfer of the carrying out of the project to the corporation or partnership, according to the qualification certificate;

“date of the end of the start-up period” of a large investment project of a corporation or partnership means the date that is specified as such either in the first certificate in relation to the large investment project or in the qualification certificate issued to the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project, where it acquired all or substantially all of the recognized business in relation to the project and where the Minister of Finance authorized the transfer of the carrying out of the project to the corporation or partnership, according to the qualification certificate;

“digital platform” is a computer environment that enables content management or use and that, as an intermediary, enables access to information, services or property supplied or edited by the corporation or partnership operating it or by a third party;

“eligible activities” of a corporation or a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means, subject to section 737.18.17.4, the activities or part of the activities that are carried on by the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, in the course of carrying on its recognized business in relation to the large investment project and that arise from the project, except

(a)  where the large investment project concerns the development of a digital platform, activities relating to the sale of property or the supply of services through that platform; or

(b)  in the case of a corporation’s large investment project, the activities that

i.  are carried on under a contract that is an eligible contract for the purposes of Division II.6.0.1.8 of Chapter III.1 of Title III of Book IX, or

ii.  are eligible activities for the purposes of Division II.6.0.1.9 of Chapter III.1 of Title III of Book IX;

“large investment project” of a corporation or a partnership means an investment project in respect of which a qualification certificate has been issued to the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, by the Minister of Finance, for the purposes of this Title;

“last day of the tax-free period” in respect of a large investment project means the last day of the 15-year period that begins on the date of the beginning of the tax-free period in respect of the project;

“maximum annual contribution exemption amount” of a corporation or a partnership for a taxation year or fiscal period, in relation to a large investment project, means the amount determined, for the year or fiscal period, as the case may be, in respect of the large investment project, by the formula in the second paragraph of section 34.1.0.3.1 of the Act respecting the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (chapter R-5);

“maximum annual tax exemption amount” of a corporation for a taxation year, in relation to a large investment project, means the amount determined for the year, in respect of the large investment project, by the formula in subparagraph i of subparagraph b of the second paragraph of section 737.18.17.5.1, where the project is the corporation’s project, or in subparagraph ii of that subparagraph b, where the project is that of a partnership of which the corporation is a member at the end of the partnership’s fiscal period that ends in that year;

“prior loss attributable to eligible activities” of a corporation for a taxation year or of a partnership for a fiscal period means the amount determined by the formula

A - B;

“recognized business” of a corporation or a partnership in relation to a large investment project means a business or part of a business, carried on in Québec by the corporation or partnership, in connection with which the large investment project was carried out or is in the process of being carried out and in respect of which the corporation or partnership keeps separate accounts in respect of its eligible activities, in relation to the project, unless it made a computation method election in relation to the project;

“tax-free period” of a corporation or a partnership, for a taxation year or a fiscal period, in relation to a large investment project, means, subject to the third paragraph of section 737.18.17.1.1, the part of the taxation year or fiscal period that is both covered by a certificate issued to the corporation or partnership in respect of the large investment project and included in the 15-year period that begins on the date of the beginning of the tax-free period in respect of the project or, where the corporation or partnership acquired all or substantially all of the recognized business in relation to the project and the Minister of Finance authorized the transfer of the carrying out of the project to the corporation or partnership, according to the qualification certificate issued to the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project, in the part of that 15-year period that begins on the date of acquisition of the recognized business;

“total qualified capital investments”, at a particular date, of a corporation or a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means the aggregate of the expenditures of a capital nature incurred by the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, from the beginning of the carrying out of the large investment project until that date, to obtain goods or services with a view to establishing, in Québec, the recognized business of the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project, or with a view to increasing or modernizing the production of such a business, except such expenditures that are related to the purchase or use of land or the acquisition of a business already carried on in Québec.

In the formula in the definition of “prior loss attributable to eligible activities” of a corporation for a particular taxation year or of a partnership for a particular fiscal period, in the first paragraph,

(a)  A is

i.  in relation to a corporation, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount, in respect of the corporation, for a taxation year preceding the particular year, by which the amount determined under subparagraph b of the second paragraph of section 737.18.17.5 exceeds the amount determined under subparagraph a of that second paragraph, and

ii.  in relation to a partnership, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount, in respect of the partnership, for a fiscal period preceding the particular fiscal period, by which the amount determined under subparagraph e of the second paragraph of section 737.18.17.5 exceeds the amount determined under subparagraph d of that second paragraph; and

(b)  B is

i.  in relation to a corporation, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount that reduced, because of C in the formula in subparagraph i of subparagraph a of the first paragraph of section 737.18.17.5, the amount that would have been otherwise deductible by the corporation, under that section, for a taxation year preceding the particular year, and

ii.  in relation to a partnership, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount that reduced, because of F in the formula in subparagraph ii of subparagraph a of the first paragraph of section 737.18.17.5, the amount of which a portion would have been otherwise deductible by a corporation that is a member of the partnership, under that section, for a taxation year in which a fiscal period preceding the particular fiscal period of the partnership ends.

For the purpose of applying the definition of “total qualified capital investments” in the first paragraph in respect of a corporation or a partnership in relation to a large investment project that concerns the digital transformation of a business of the corporation or partnership, the expenditures of a capital nature referred to in that definition include only those that are incurred either to acquire digital equipment, software or other components of the technological infrastructure or information system or to adapt the business’s equipment to the computing solution.

For the purposes of the third paragraph, a large investment project concerns the digital transformation of a business if it consists in developing and implementing a computing solution, by integrating or upgrading an information system or a technology infrastructure, resulting in organizational changes in the business and changes to its operations.

Where a corporation has made a computation method election applicable to a particular taxation year, in relation to a large investment project, such an election is deemed, for the purpose of applying this Title to the corporation for the particular year or a subsequent taxation year, to have been made in relation to all its other large investment projects as well as in relation to those of a partnership of which the corporation is a member; for that purpose, a certificate issued for the year in relation to another large investment project of the corporation, or for the partnership’s fiscal period that ends in the year in relation to a large investment project of the partnership, is deemed, for the purpose of applying subparagraph b of the first paragraph of section 737.18.17.5 to that year, to certify that such an election was made by the corporation or the partnership, as the case may be.

In this Title, the tax assistance limit, in relation to a large investment project, is, except for the purposes of section 737.18.17.12, determined in accordance with section 737.18.17.8 where the tax assistance limit is that of a corporation carrying out the project, section 737.18.17.9 where the tax assistance limit is that of a corporation that is a member of a partnership carrying out the project and section 34.1.0.4 of the Act respecting the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec where the tax assistance limit is that of such a partnership.

2015, c. 21, s. 260; 2017, c. 1, s. 181; 2019, c. 14, s. 197; 2021, c. 36, s. 74; 2024, c. 11, s. 61.

2021-12-10

737.18.17.1. In this Title, unless the context indicates otherwise,

“certificate” for a taxation year of a corporation or a fiscal period of a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means the certificate that, for the purposes of this Title, is issued by the Minister of Finance, in relation to the large investment project for the corporation’s taxation year or the partnership’s fiscal period, as the case may be;

“date of the beginning of the tax-free period” in respect of a large investment project means the date that is specified as such in the first certificate in relation to the large investment project;

“date of the end of the start-up period” of a large investment project of a corporation or partnership means the date that is specified as such either in the first certificate in relation to the large investment project or in the qualification certificate issued to the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project, where it acquired all or substantially all of the recognized business in relation to the project and where the Minister of Finance authorized the transfer of the carrying out of the project to the corporation or partnership, according to the qualification certificate;

“digital platform” is a computer environment that enables content management or use and that, as an intermediary, enables access to information, services or property supplied or edited by the corporation or partnership operating it or by a third party;

“eligible activities” of a corporation or a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means, subject to section 737.18.17.4, the activities or part of the activities that are carried on by the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, in the course of carrying on its recognized business in relation to the large investment project and that arise from the project, except

(a)  where the large investment project concerns the development of a digital platform, activities relating to the sale of property or the supply of services through that platform; or

(b)  in the case of a corporation’s large investment project, the activities that

i.  are carried on under a contract that is an eligible contract for the purposes of Division II.6.0.1.8 of Chapter III.1 of Title III of Book IX, or

ii.  are eligible activities for the purposes of Division II.6.0.1.9 of Chapter III.1 of Title III of Book IX;

“large investment project” of a corporation or a partnership means an investment project in respect of which a qualification certificate has been issued to the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, by the Minister of Finance, for the purposes of this Title;

“last day of the tax-free period” in respect of a large investment project means the last day of the 15-year period that begins on the date of the beginning of the tax-free period in respect of the project;

“prior loss attributable to eligible activities” of a corporation for a taxation year or of a partnership for a fiscal period means the amount determined by the formula

A - B;

“recognized business” of a corporation or a partnership in relation to a large investment project means a business or part of a business, carried on in Québec by the corporation or partnership, in connection with which the large investment project was carried out or is in the process of being carried out and in respect of which the corporation or partnership keeps separate accounts in relation to the eligible activities of the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project;

“tax-free period” of a corporation or a partnership, for a taxation year or a fiscal period, in relation to a large investment project, means, subject to the third paragraph of section 737.18.17.1.1, the part of the taxation year or fiscal period that is both covered by a certificate issued to the corporation or partnership in respect of the large investment project and included in the 15-year period that begins on the date of the beginning of the tax-free period in respect of the project or, where the corporation or partnership acquired all or substantially all of the recognized business in relation to the project and the Minister of Finance authorized the transfer of the carrying out of the project to the corporation or partnership, according to the qualification certificate issued to the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project, in the part of that 15-year period that begins on the date of acquisition of the recognized business;

“total qualified capital investments”, at a particular date, of a corporation or a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means the aggregate of the expenditures of a capital nature incurred by the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, from the beginning of the carrying out of the large investment project until that date, to obtain goods or services with a view to establishing, in Québec, the recognized business of the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project, or with a view to increasing or modernizing the production of such a business, except such expenditures that are related to the purchase or use of land or the acquisition of a business already carried on in Québec.

In the formula in the definition of “prior loss attributable to eligible activities” of a corporation for a particular taxation year or of a partnership for a particular fiscal period, in the first paragraph,

(a)  A is

i.  in relation to a corporation, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount, in respect of the corporation, for a taxation year preceding the particular year, by which the amount determined under subparagraph b of the second paragraph of section 737.18.17.5 exceeds the amount determined under subparagraph a of that second paragraph, and

ii.  in relation to a partnership, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount, in respect of the partnership, for a fiscal period preceding the particular fiscal period, by which the amount determined under subparagraph e of the second paragraph of section 737.18.17.5 exceeds the amount determined under subparagraph d of that second paragraph; and

(b)  B is

i.  in relation to a corporation, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount that reduced, because of C in the formula in subparagraph a of the first paragraph of section 737.18.17.5, the amount that would have been otherwise deductible by the corporation, under that section, for a taxation year preceding the particular year, and

ii.  in relation to a partnership, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount that reduced, because of F in the formula in subparagraph b of the first paragraph of section 737.18.17.5, the amount of which a portion would have been otherwise deductible by a corporation that is a member of the partnership, under that section, for a taxation year in which a fiscal period preceding the particular fiscal period of the partnership ends.

For the purpose of applying the definition of “total qualified capital investments” in the first paragraph in respect of a corporation or a partnership in relation to a large investment project that concerns the digital transformation of a business of the corporation or partnership, the expenditures of a capital nature referred to in that definition include only those that are incurred either to acquire digital equipment, software or other components of the technological infrastructure or information system or to adapt the business’s equipment to the computing solution.

For the purposes of the third paragraph, a large investment project concerns the digital transformation of a business if it consists in developing and implementing a computing solution, by integrating or upgrading an information system or a technology infrastructure, resulting in organizational changes in the business and changes to its operations.

In this Title, the tax assistance limit, in relation to a large investment project, is, except for the purposes of section 737.18.17.12, determined in accordance with section 737.18.17.8 where the tax assistance limit is that of a corporation carrying out the project, section 737.18.17.9 where the tax assistance limit is that of a corporation that is a member of a partnership carrying out the project and section 34.1.0.4 of the Act respecting the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (chapter R-5) where the tax assistance limit is that of such a partnership.

2015, c. 21, s. 260; 2017, c. 1, s. 181; 2019, c. 14, s. 197; 2021, c. 36, s. 74.

2019-06-19

737.18.17.1. In this Title, unless the context indicates otherwise,

“certificate” for a taxation year of a corporation or a fiscal period of a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means the certificate that, for the purposes of this Title, is issued by the Minister of Finance, in relation to the large investment project for the corporation’s taxation year or the partnership’s fiscal period, as the case may be;

“date of the beginning of the tax-free period” in respect of a large investment project means the date that is specified as such in the first certificate in relation to the large investment project;

“digital platform” is a computer environment that enables content management or use and that, as an intermediary, enables access to information, services or property supplied or edited by the corporation or partnership operating it or by a third party;

“eligible activities” of a corporation or a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means, subject to section 737.18.17.4, the activities or part of the activities that are carried on by the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, in the course of carrying on its recognized business in relation to the large investment project and that arise from the project, except

(a)  where the large investment project concerns the development of a digital platform, activities relating to the sale of property or the supply of services through that platform; or

(b)  in the case of a corporation’s large investment project, the activities that

i.  are carried on under a contract that is an eligible contract for the purposes of Division II.6.0.1.8 of Chapter III.1 of Title III of Book IX, or

ii.  are eligible activities for the purposes of Division II.6.0.1.9 of Chapter III.1 of Title III of Book IX;

“large investment project” of a corporation or a partnership means an investment project in respect of which a qualification certificate has been issued to the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, by the Minister of Finance, for the purposes of this Title;

“last day of the tax-free period” in respect of a large investment project means the last day of the 15-year period that begins on the date of the beginning of the tax-free period in respect of the project;

“prior loss attributable to eligible activities” of a corporation for a taxation year or of a partnership for a fiscal period means the amount determined by the formula

A - B;

“recognized business” of a corporation or a partnership in relation to a large investment project means a business or part of a business, carried on in Québec by the corporation or partnership, in connection with which the large investment project was carried out or is in the process of being carried out and in respect of which the corporation or partnership keeps separate accounts in relation to the eligible activities of the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project;

“tax-free period” of a corporation or a partnership, for a taxation year or a fiscal period, in relation to a large investment project, means, subject to the third paragraph of section 737.18.17.1.1, the part of the taxation year or fiscal period that is both covered by a certificate issued to the corporation or partnership in respect of the large investment project and included in the 15-year period that begins on the date of the beginning of the tax-free period in respect of the project or, where the corporation or partnership acquired all or substantially all of the recognized business in relation to the project and the Minister of Finance authorized the transfer of the carrying out of the project to the corporation or partnership, according to the qualification certificate issued to the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project, in the part of that 15-year period that begins on the date of acquisition of the recognized business;

“total qualified capital investments”, at a particular date, of a corporation or a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means the aggregate of the expenditures of a capital nature incurred by the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, from the beginning of the carrying out of the large investment project until that date, to obtain goods or services with a view to establishing, in Québec, the recognized business of the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project, or with a view to increasing or modernizing the production of such a business, except such expenditures that are related to the purchase or use of land or the acquisition of a business already carried on in Québec.

In the formula in the definition of “prior loss attributable to eligible activities” of a corporation for a particular taxation year or of a partnership for a particular fiscal period, in the first paragraph,

(a)  A is

i.  in relation to a corporation, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount, in respect of the corporation, for a taxation year preceding the particular year, by which the amount determined under subparagraph b of the second paragraph of section 737.18.17.5 exceeds the amount determined under subparagraph a of that second paragraph, and

ii.  in relation to a partnership, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount, in respect of the partnership, for a fiscal period preceding the particular fiscal period, by which the amount determined under subparagraph e of the second paragraph of section 737.18.17.5 exceeds the amount determined under subparagraph d of that second paragraph; and

(b)  B is

i.  in relation to a corporation, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount that reduced, because of C in the formula in subparagraph a of the first paragraph of section 737.18.17.5, the amount that would have been otherwise deductible by the corporation, under that section, for a taxation year preceding the particular year, and

ii.  in relation to a partnership, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount that reduced, because of F in the formula in subparagraph b of the first paragraph of section 737.18.17.5, the amount of which a portion would have been otherwise deductible by a corporation that is a member of the partnership, under that section, for a taxation year in which a fiscal period preceding the particular fiscal period of the partnership ends.

In this Title, the tax assistance limit, in relation to a large investment project, is, except for the purposes of section 737.18.17.12, determined in accordance with section 737.18.17.8 where the tax assistance limit is that of a corporation carrying out the project, section 737.18.17.9 where the tax assistance limit is that of a corporation that is a member of a partnership carrying out the project and section 34.1.0.4 of the Act respecting the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (chapter R-5) where the tax assistance limit is that of such a partnership.

2015, c. 21, s. 260; 2017, c. 1, s. 181; 2019, c. 14, s. 197.

2017-02-08

737.18.17.1. In this Title, unless the context indicates otherwise,

“certificate” for a taxation year of a corporation or a fiscal period of a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means the certificate that, for the purposes of this Title, is issued by the Minister of Finance, in relation to the large investment project for the corporation’s taxation year or the partnership’s fiscal period, as the case may be;

“date of the beginning of the tax-free period” in respect of a large investment project means the date that is specified as such in the first certificate in relation to the large investment project;

“eligible activities” of a corporation or a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means, subject to section 737.18.17.4, the activities or part of the activities that are carried on by the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, in the course of carrying on its recognized business in relation to the large investment project and that arise from the project, except, in the case of a corporation, the activities that

(a)  are carried on under a contract that is an eligible contract for the purposes of Division II.6.0.1.8 of Chapter III.1 of Title III of Book IX; or

(b)  are eligible activities for the purposes of Division II.6.0.1.9 of Chapter III.1 of Title III of Book IX;

“large investment project” of a corporation or a partnership means an investment project in respect of which a qualification certificate has been issued to the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, by the Minister of Finance, for the purposes of this Title;

“prior loss attributable to eligible activities” of a corporation for a taxation year or of a partnership for a fiscal period means the amount determined by the formula

A - B;

“recognized business” of a corporation or a partnership in relation to a large investment project means a business or part of a business, carried on in Québec by the corporation or partnership, in connection with which the large investment project was carried out or is in the process of being carried out and in respect of which the corporation or partnership keeps separate accounts in relation to the eligible activities of the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project;

“tax-free period” of a corporation or a partnership, for a taxation year or a fiscal period, in relation to a large investment project, means the part of the taxation year or fiscal period that is both covered by a certificate issued to the corporation or partnership in respect of the large investment project and included in the 15-year period that begins on the date of the beginning of the tax-free period in respect of the project or, where the corporation or partnership acquired all or substantially all of the recognized business in relation to the project and the Minister of Finance authorized the transfer of the carrying out of the project to the corporation or partnership, according to the qualification certificate issued to the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project, in the part of that 15-year period that begins on the date of acquisition of the recognized business;

“total qualified capital investments”, at a particular date, of a corporation or a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means the aggregate of the expenditures of a capital nature incurred by the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, from the beginning of the carrying out of the large investment project until that date, to obtain goods or services with a view to establishing, in Québec, the recognized business of the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project, or with a view to increasing or modernizing the production of such a business, except such expenditures that are related to the purchase or use of land or the acquisition of a business already carried on in Québec.

In the formula in the definition of “prior loss attributable to eligible activities” of a corporation for a particular taxation year or of a partnership for a particular fiscal period, in the first paragraph,

(a)  A is

i.  in relation to a corporation, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount, in respect of the corporation, for a taxation year preceding the particular year, by which the amount determined under subparagraph b of the second paragraph of section 737.18.17.5 exceeds the amount determined under subparagraph a of that second paragraph, and

ii.  in relation to a partnership, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount, in respect of the partnership, for a fiscal period preceding the particular fiscal period, by which the amount determined under subparagraph e of the second paragraph of section 737.18.17.5 exceeds the amount determined under subparagraph d of that second paragraph; and

(b)  B is

i.  in relation to a corporation, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount that reduced, because of C in the formula in subparagraph a of the first paragraph of section 737.18.17.5, the amount that would have been otherwise deductible by the corporation, under that section, for a taxation year preceding the particular year, and

ii.  in relation to a partnership, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount that reduced, because of F in the formula in subparagraph b of the first paragraph of section 737.18.17.5, the amount of which a portion would have been otherwise deductible by a corporation that is a member of the partnership, under that section, for a taxation year in which a fiscal period preceding the particular fiscal period of the partnership ends.

2015, c. 21, s. 260; 2017, c. 1, s. 181.

2015-10-21

737.18.17.1. In this Title, unless the context indicates otherwise,

“certificate” for a taxation year of a corporation or a fiscal period of a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means the certificate that, for the purposes of this Title, is issued by the Minister of Finance, in relation to the large investment project for the corporation’s taxation year or the partnership’s fiscal period, as the case may be;

“date of the beginning of the tax-free period” in respect of a large investment project means the date that is specified as such in the first certificate in relation to the large investment project;

“eligible activities” of a corporation or a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means, subject to section 737.18.17.4, the activities or part of the activities that are carried on by the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, in the course of carrying on its recognized business in relation to the large investment project and that arise from the project, except, in the case of a corporation, the activities that

(a)  are carried on under a contract that is an eligible contract for the purposes of Division II.6.0.1.8 of Chapter III.1 of Title III of Book IX; or

(b)  are eligible activities for the purposes of Division II.6.0.1.9 of Chapter III.1 of Title III of Book IX;

“large investment project” of a corporation or a partnership means an investment project in respect of which a qualification certificate has been issued to the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, by the Minister of Finance, for the purposes of this Title;

“prior loss attributable to eligible activities” of a corporation for a taxation year or of a partnership for a fiscal period means the amount determined by the formula

A - B;

“recognized business” of a corporation or a partnership in relation to a large investment project means a business or part of a business, carried on in Québec by the corporation or partnership, in connection with which the large investment project was carried out or is in the process of being carried out and in respect of which the corporation or partnership keeps separate accounts in relation to the eligible activities of the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project;

“tax-free period” of a corporation or a partnership, for a taxation year or a fiscal period, in relation to a large investment project, means the part of the taxation year or fiscal period that is both covered by a certificate issued to the corporation or partnership in respect of the large investment project and included in the 10-year period that begins on the date of the beginning of the tax-free period in respect of the project or, where the corporation or partnership acquired all or substantially all of the recognized business in relation to the project and the Minister of Finance authorized the transfer of the carrying out of the project to the corporation or partnership, according to the qualification certificate issued to the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project, in the part of that 10-year period that begins on the date of acquisition of the recognized business;

“total qualified capital investments”, at a particular date, of a corporation or a partnership, in relation to a large investment project, means the aggregate of the expenditures of a capital nature incurred by the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, from the beginning of the carrying out of the large investment project until that date, to obtain goods or services with a view to establishing, in Québec, the recognized business of the corporation or partnership, in relation to the project, or with a view to increasing or modernizing the production of such a business, except such expenditures that are related to the purchase or use of land or the acquisition of a business already carried on in Québec.

In the formula in the definition of “prior loss attributable to eligible activities” of a corporation for a particular taxation year or of a partnership for a particular fiscal period, in the first paragraph,

(a)  A is

i.  in relation to a corporation, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount, in respect of the corporation, for a taxation year preceding the particular year, by which the amount determined under subparagraph b of the second paragraph of section 737.18.17.5 exceeds the amount determined under subparagraph a of that second paragraph, and

ii.  in relation to a partnership, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount, in respect of the partnership, for a fiscal period preceding the particular fiscal period, by which the amount determined under subparagraph e of the second paragraph of section 737.18.17.5 exceeds the amount determined under subparagraph d of that second paragraph; and

(b)  B is

i.  in relation to a corporation, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount that reduced, because of C in the formula in subparagraph a of the first paragraph of section 737.18.17.5, the amount that would have been otherwise deductible by the corporation, under that section, for a taxation year preceding the particular year, and

ii.  in relation to a partnership, the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the amount that reduced, because of F in the formula in subparagraph b of the first paragraph of section 737.18.17.5, the amount of which a portion would have been otherwise deductible by a corporation that is a member of the partnership, under that section, for a taxation year in which a fiscal period preceding the particular fiscal period of the partnership ends.

2015, c. 21, s. 260.