The Canadian Federation of Independent Business sent a letter to Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.) outlining a list of measures small businesses need to recover from the pandemic, including: Allowing more businesses to participate in the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS); Extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB); Raising the amount of the Canada Emergency Business Account … Read more
Private-sector health professionals are deeply concerned about the future of their firms, according to new research from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. “Small businesses in the health services sector are struggling with the costs to follow hospital grade operational guidelines without the supports available to the public health system,” said Jordi Morgan, CFIB vice-president, Atlantic. “Governments … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business issued an open letter to Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.) on behalf of hard-hit small businesses calling for urgent action to fix the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program and expand the Canada Emergency Business Account program. CFIB recommends that the government: Allow tenants to access CECRA funds directly, including government … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business and the New Association of Quebec Bars are calling on the Quebec provincial government to help the bar sector by clarifying if bars are allowed to serve food along with drinks, under the current regulations in Bill 61. Call 514 817-0228.
Small business owners are eager to get back to work, but face significant barriers hiring or recalling staff, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. To get Canada’s economy back up and running, the federal government will need to implement key changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and the Canada Emergency Response Benefit … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business released a new survey that shows 44 per cent of Canadian medium and small businesses are now open for business, compared to only 38 per cent two weeks ago. New Brunswick (59 per cent) and Alberta (54 per cent) lead with the largest share of open businesses, while Newfoundland and Labrador (24 per cent) … Read more
Small business owners are taking on large debt loads and dipping into personal savings to weather the prolonged business disruption, finds a new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. “Small business owners urgently need more access to financing. While the Canada Emergency Business Account was helpful early on, many businesses continue to struggle and … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business released a new survey, showing that Canada’s food producers need more help from the government amid supply chain interruptions, labour shortages and mounting costs. “While the $252 million in [federal] emergency funding is a good first step, these survey results indicate there is much more needed to address the devastating impacts of COVID … Read more
The share of businesses that are fully open has begun to rise as provinces restart their economies, according to a new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Just under a third of businesses are now fully open, up from 21 per cent a month ago. “While it is good news that more firms are … Read more
Dan Kelly, President, Canadian Federation of Independent Business is pleased with the announcement by the federal government that it will extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy by three months and that government is open to changes to the CEWS requirement to demonstrate a 30 per cent drop in gross revenue. “If properly designed, this will be a major relief … Read more
