Founded in 1991 and celebrating 25 years in business as government refund experts helping Canadians obtain Disability Tax Credits and EI refunds. Who is Grants International? Darren Earn, President and founder of Grants International (GI), started the business in the early 90’s after conceiving of the idea for a university class project in 1989. The first grant he started with helped bakeries access a federal government subsidy for butter. As a result of this successful initiative, GI expanded its scope of activities to include other government grants. The company formally started in 1991 when Darren entered thousands of government programs into a searchable database. GI had streamlined the bureaucratic application process for many grant applications and refund programs. In fact, as is the case with every application, GI clients only have to pull the receipts or other information that we request, sign the application forms that we prepare and submit, and then deposit the cheques that the government sends directly to them. It’s that simple! Darren discovered Disability Tax Credit refunds when he wanted to buy his Baba (Grandmother) a lift chair to help her deal with the severe arthritis in her knees. Besides helping his Baba get back $11,800, the lift chair and other items she was able to buy allowed her to remain active in her home for many more years. GI is devoted to saving Canadians money in ways that require minimal time input from its clients. GI has always worked on a percentage of the savings and has never charged a fee until the client has a refund cheque in hand. “I don’t want people to have to pay me if we’re not successful, it should always be a win-win situation.” says Darren. Today, GI’s expertise is worth it’s weight in gold as we give clients the best possible chance of a successful outcome.