Even if you look at indirect funding, which Canada is supposedly very good at, investment in ICT is not necessarily included in the SR and ED, for example. What is included in terms of a tax credit for acquisition of ICT is the capital cost allowance. So you may get an accelerated capital cost allowance depreciation on some of the ICT equipment you buy as a business.
You were referring to skills development. Quebec and Ontario, for example, have some tax credits for that, but there isn't one at the federal level. That's something you may want to explore as well.