The Canadian Federation of Independent Business asked business owners to choose a winner from 14 Paperweight Award finalists —bestowing recognition on the government departments and agencies responsible for egregious examples of excessive regulation. Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.) won the dubious distinction for adding more complexity into the tax code by imposing a subjective ‘reasonableness test’ … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is disappointed with the government’s last-minute release of new income sprinkling rules for private corporations, and is calling on Ottawa to delay implementation until January 1, 2019. “It is extremely concerning to see the federal government drop this lump of coal during the busiest season for hundreds of thousands of firms … Read more
The combination of a growing economy and a dearth of skilled workers has created a labour shortage of approximately 361,700 jobs—the highest number of unfilled private sector jobs ever recorded in Canada—according to the Q3 2017 Help Wanted report, released by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. The corresponding vacancy rate—the proportion of unfilled jobs … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business welcomes the federal government’s decision to reinstate its promise to reduce the small business corporate tax rate to 9 per cent. “I am pleased to see the government make good on its commitment to lower the small business rate by 2019,” said CFIB president Dan Kelly. “This decision will pump … Read more
In light of changes announced to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is pleased the federal government is softening some of the harshest edges of the previous government’s changes to the program. “We are thrilled to hear the government is looking to ‘further develop pathways’ to permanent residency,” said CFIB’s president … Read more
Canadian Federation of Independent Business welcomes the announcement by the premiers regarding the conclusion of an agreement in principle to modernize the rules governing trade within Canada. As claimed by the CFIB, it includes several improvements over the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) exist including: The new interior trade agreement will be based on an approach … Read more
A new survey released by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business shows that eight in 10 small business owners are calling on governments to delay a final agreement on increasing the CPP in favour of consulting with Canadians and conducting a full economic impact analysis. “The agreement in principle was made behind closed doors, and … Read more
With unionized Canada Post workers on 72-hours notice for a lockout, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is encouraging the postal service to find a solution to their growing pension problem and urging a quick settlement before any mail disruption. CFIB issued a letter to Canada Post president and CEO Deepak Chopra last week, calling … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has collected more than 50,000 petitions from small business owners opposed to Canada Pension Plan /Quebec Pension Plan premium hikes being debated at next week’s finance ministers’ meeting in Vancouver. Earlier this week, CFIB sent the petitions, along with letters to finance ministers in every province, urging them to reject … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is proposing an Introduction to Canada Visa that provides a pathway to permanent residency for workers in entry-level categories. That was the central message delivered by CFIB senior vice president of national affairs and partnerships, Corinne Pohlmann, in a presentation to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and … Read more
