{
  "id": "v20-ca-runway",
  "version": "20.16.0",
  "name": "Cash Burn and Runway Calculator — Canada",
  "shortName": "Cash Burn and Runway",
  "description": "Estimate time to a chosen cash reserve under constant cash inflow and outflow, using cash rather than accounting profit. CAD planning view; stated limitations apply.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "runway",
    "ca",
    "business-finance",
    "business-metrics"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/v20-ca-runway.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "20.16.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-listed",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "notice": "Illustrative defaults are not local quotes or verified legal rules. Dated reference components and user-entered assumptions are explicitly distinguished. Professional review is pending.",
  "urls": {
    "page": "/ca/runway/",
    "definition": "/ca/runway/definition.json",
    "schema": "/ca/runway/schema.json",
    "llms": "/ca/runway/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/ca/runway/definition.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/ca/runway/?cash=300000&minimumReserve=50000&monthlyCashOut=50000&monthlyCashIn=30000&oneOffOutflow=0",
  "queryParameters": {
    "cash": {
      "label": "Unrestricted cash currently available",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 300000
    },
    "minimumReserve": {
      "label": "Cash reserve not available for normal burn",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 50000
    },
    "monthlyCashOut": {
      "label": "Recurring monthly operating cash outflow",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 50000
    },
    "monthlyCashIn": {
      "label": "Recurring monthly operating cash inflow",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 30000
    },
    "oneOffOutflow": {
      "label": "Known immediate one-off cash outflow",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "cash",
      "label": "Unrestricted cash currently available",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 300000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "minimumReserve",
      "label": "Cash reserve not available for normal burn",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 50000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "monthlyCashOut",
      "label": "Recurring monthly operating cash outflow",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 50000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "monthlyCashIn",
      "label": "Recurring monthly operating cash inflow",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 30000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "oneOffOutflow",
      "label": "Known immediate one-off cash outflow",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "usableCash",
      "label": "Cash available above reserve after one-off outflow",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "CAD"
    },
    {
      "id": "netBurn",
      "label": "Monthly net cash burn",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "CAD"
    },
    {
      "id": "runway",
      "label": "Months until selected reserve threshold",
      "format": "number",
      "digits": 2,
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "runway = maximum(0, cash − reserve − immediate one-off outflow) ÷ positive monthly net cash burn.",
    "note": "Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Illustrative defaults; required verification checks remain unconfirmed",
      "inputs": {
        "unitSystem": "metric",
        "cash": 300000,
        "minimumReserve": 50000,
        "monthlyCashOut": 50000,
        "monthlyCashIn": 30000,
        "oneOffOutflow": 0
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Stripe cash burn methodology",
      "url": "https://stripe.com/ie/resources/more/what-is-burn-rate-what-startups-need-to-know-about-this-key-metric"
    }
  ],
  "publicSlug": "runway",
  "namespace": "ca",
  "countries": [
    "us",
    "ca",
    "uk",
    "ie"
  ]
}