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The 2025 edition of CFIB's report card grading federal, provincial, and territorial governments' interprovincial cooperation efforts.
Are you required to conduct a pay equity exercise or audit for your business in the near future? Not sure where to start? No need to panic! Just take one step at a time. What exactly is pay equity?
The 2025 federal budget is delayed until fall, leaving small businesses in limbo. CFIB urges immediate action on tax relief, carbon rebate clarity, and promised legislation.
One in five businesses report being in a good economic health, according to the June Business Barometer® survey by CFIB.
CFIB’s Chief Economist Simon Gaudreault joined CBC’s The Current to talk about Canada’s critical shortage of skilled labour in sectors like construction, personal services, and transportation. He ...
Pas de budget fédéral avant l’automne : les PME attendent toujours les mesures fiscales promises. Sans loi claire, c’est le chaos fiscal et plus de paperasse pour 600 000 entreprises.
B.C. small businesses rely on summer tourism, but trade tensions with the U.S. pose significant challenges, according to CFIB data. Government action is needed to support local economies.
Tourism optimism remains among the lowest levels registered in the last 16 years. Very weak staffing plans, both full- and part-time. Tourism firms are even more concerned with the lack of demand than ...
Réunion des premiers ministres du Canada – juin 2025 : entente pour réduire les barrières au commerce interprovincial, améliorer la mobilité de la main-d’œuvre, simplifier la reconnaissance des ...
Canada’s Prime Minister and Premiers met in June 2025 to strengthen the national economy by cutting interprovincial trade barriers, improving labour mobility, and streamlining project approvals. These ...
Toronto, June 18, 2025 – The summer tourism season is here, and 58% of small business owners are concerned the U.S.-Canada trade dispute will be disruptive, says the Canadian Federation of Independent ...
Montréal, le 12 juin 2025 — La Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI) accueille avec satisfaction l’annonce du gouvernement du Québec concernant la réduction de 8 % des taux de ...