What RTC Consulting does

RTC Consulting is a Canadian tax consultancy founded in 1989 and headquartered in Pointe-Claire, Quebec. The firm specializes in Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit advisory, serving companies that perform qualifying research and development activity in Canada. With 11-50 employees, RTC operates as a focused boutique in a technically complex regulatory niche that requires detailed technical narratives, eligible expenditure calculations, and interaction with the Canada Revenue Agency on claim preparation and audit defense.

The firm operates a professional services model typical of SR&ED consultancies, where engagement fees are commonly structured on a contingency or percentage-of-recovery basis tied to the tax credits secured for clients. Its primary proprietary asset is institutional expertise accumulated over approximately 35 years in the SR&ED regime, including knowledge of CRA review tendencies, technical position documentation, and claim preparation methodology. No products, software platforms, or technology stack specific to RTC Consulting are documented in the available data.

RTC Consulting's web domain (rtc-consultants.com) currently redirects to Ryan's Canada operations site (ryan.com/canada), indicating that the firm has been integrated into Ryan, a global tax services firm operating across Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Ryan operates 15 practice areas (including SR&ED) and 16 industry verticals, and serves enterprise clients across multiple sectors. Within this integrated structure, RTC's SR&ED specialization is preserved as a dedicated practice area, while gaining access to Ryan's broader tax service portfolio (Recovery, Consulting, Advocacy, Compliance, Technology) and proprietary technology platform (TaxDirect).

Name

RTC Consulting

Legal name

Ryan, LLC

Website

https://rtc-consultants.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RTC Consulting is a Canadian tax consultancy founded in 1989, specializing in Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credits. Headquartered in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, with 11-50 employees, the firm now operates within Ryan's global tax services platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax Consulting Services

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (5412), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Indirect Tax (VAT/GST/Sales & Use) Services (BPAHABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transfer Pricing & International Tax Services (BPAHABAI), Digital & Technology Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAH)

Keywords

• SR&ED tax credits
• Scientific research tax
• R&D tax consulting
• Tax credit claims
• Canadian tax consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Pointe-claire

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Tax Services: Ryan provides integrated end-to-end tax services including Recovery, Consulting, Advocacy, Compliance, and Technology. Revenue is generated through professional services fees, likely on a project, retainer, or contingency basis focused on tax savings recovery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RTC Consulting is a tax consultancy based in Pointe-Claire, Canada, that specializes in Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax claims for Canadian businesses. The firm helps clients identify qualifying R&D activities, prepare technical and financial documentation, and submit SR&ED tax credit claims to the Canadian government. Its website currently redirects to Ryan Tax Firm's Canadian operations, indicating an operational alignment with that broader tax services platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TaxDirect: A tax technology and software solution provided by Ryan for tax management.

Products and services

• SR&ED Tax Credit Advisory Advisory service helping Canadian businesses identify qualifying Scientific Research and Experimental Development activities, prepare technical narratives, and file SR&ED tax credit claims with the Canadian government to recover R&D-related tax incentives.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $4 billion in tax savings recovered for clients in the past year

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Crowe Soberman LLP: Crowe Soberman is a mid-sized Canadian accounting and tax advisory firm based in Toronto that supports SR&ED claims and R&D tax credits for Canadian businesses, overlapping with RTC's boutique advisory positioning.

Direct peers

• Grant Thornton Canada: Grant Thornton Canada operates an SR&ED claims practice as part of its tax services for mid-market Canadian businesses, offering comparable R&D tax credit advisory to RTC's target client profile.
• BDO Canada: BDO Canada runs a substantial SR&ED tax credit practice focused on mid-market Canadian businesses — a very close business-model peer to RTC, combining tax credit claim preparation with broader accounting and advisory services.
• MNP LLP: MNP is one of the largest Canadian-owned accounting and business advisory firms with a dedicated SR&ED tax credit practice. Its mid-market Canadian focus and integrated tax advisory model make it a directly comparable peer to RTC.

Broad incumbents

• Ernst & Young (EY) Canada: EY Canada operates an SR&ED / R&D incentives practice within its broader tax services, serving similar enterprise and mid-market clients that RTC targets for Canadian SR&ED claims.
• PwC Canada: PwC Canada's R&D and incentives advisory practice competes directly with RTC for SR&ED claims, particularly for mid-market technology and life sciences companies seeking integrated tax and advisory support.
• KPMG Canada: KPMG's Canadian practice operates a dedicated SR&ED tax credits team alongside broader tax advisory services, competing directly with boutique SR&ED firms like RTC for both mid-market and enterprise Canadian R&D-active clients.
• Deloitte Canada: Deloitte Canada's SR&ED practice serves technology, manufacturing and life sciences clients with R&D tax credit claims and incentives advisory, positioning it as a comparable alternative to RTC for large Canadian R&D claimants.
• Ryan (Ryan Tax Firm): Ryan is the global tax services firm that rtc-consultants.com redirects into. It operates the largest dedicated property/sales/use/income tax recovery and consulting practice globally and explicitly lists SR&ED as one of its 15 Canadian practice areas — making it the most directly comparable incumbent to RTC.

Regional players

• Richter (Richter Advisory Group): Richter is a Montreal-based business advisory and accounting firm with tax credit and SR&ED-related services; its geographic base in Greater Montreal makes it a particularly close regional peer to RTC.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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