Small business owners will not be laughing when the federal carbon tax jumps by 23 per cent to $80 per tonne on April 1, said the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. “The giant hike in carbon taxes further highlights how unfair this tax is for small businesses,” said Dan Kelly CFIB president. “The first thing Ottawa must do … Read more
A staggering 200,000 small businesses (or 23 per cent) were forced to take on new debt to refinance their Canadian Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans in order to retain access to the forgivable portion, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). “Many of those businesses that had to borrow to repay their CEBA loans are … Read more
With less than a month to go before the federal government tables its budget, Ottawa needs to be laser-focused on reducing the cost of doing business, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Over three-quarters (77 per cent) of small business owners say addressing rising prices and the cost of doing business should be a … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling on the federal government to immediately disperse the over $2.5 billion in carbon tax (fuel charge) rebates equally to all small and medium-sized businesses as it does with the consumer carbon rebate. This would result in one-time rebates between $2,600 and nearly $7,000 in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta – the … Read more
The federal government’s abrupt changes to the international student visas and work permits for accompanying spouses may hurt small businesses that are already struggling due to staffing challenges, warns the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. “While it’s understandable why government wants to put some limits in place, it needs to move carefully and consider implications … Read more
Ottawa’s decision to cut the share of carbon tax revenues allocated to small businesses is deeply insulting, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. New documents published by the federal government on Feb. 16 reveal that Ottawa is reducing the amount of carbon tax revenue it plans to rebate to small and medium-sized businesses from 9 per cent to … Read more
The federal government has been sitting on $2.5 billion in carbon tax revenue collected since 2019 despite repeated promises to return it to small businesses in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. “This is particularly troubling as the tax was expanded to all four Atlantic provinces in July of last … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business released a report, Patients before Paperwork. In last year’s report, CFIB estimated that Canadian doctors are spending 18.5 million hours on unnecessary administrative work, and challenged all governments to help physicians better manage patient backlog. “We’re glad to see provincial governments start to tackle unnecessary administrative tasks for doctors. Too much paperwork causes physician … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business released its 14th annual Red Tape Report Card. Top grades this year go to Alberta and Nova Scotia, the only two provinces in 2024 to receive an “A.” Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island received the lowest grades, while New Brunswick earned the title of most improved jurisdiction, increasing … Read more
Municipal governments can help address the shortage of housing in Canada by simplifying their permitting processes, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) in its new report entitled Flushing out the nonsense. “Canada’s housing shortage has come to the point where buying a home in Canada is getting out of reach for most Canadians. This … Read more
