Two years ago grants were easy money, now they want a blood sample

I remember in late 2022 when SR&ED money basically fell into my lap. I filed a basic claim for our payroll and got 40k without a single call. Now in 2025, the same claim takes 6 months of back and forth, they want time tracking for every developer, and my last review dug into a coffee receipt from 2021. It feels like the CRA flipped a switch after that big audit scandal got in the news. Has anyone else seen this shift from rubber stamp to microscope? Are small shops just supposed to hire a full-time claims specialist now? Would love to know if other Canadian fintech founders are still bothering with SR&ED or just writing it off entirely.

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