The Canadian Federation of Independent Business wrote a letter to the Canada Revenue Agency and the Department of Finance this week to denounce the heavy penalties hundreds of Canadian self-storage facilities and campgrounds are receiving because they don’t have the required number of employees to qualify for the small business tax rate. “CRA is punishing these hard-working, … Read more
Reacting to the 2016 federal budget, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is troubled that the federal government broke an election commitment to middle class small business owners. “The new government promised to reduce the small business corporate tax rate to nine per cent by 2019. That promise was broken today as it announced the … Read more
As part of the presentation of its pre-budget submission to the Standing Committee on Finance, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) makes seven key recommendations to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs ) Canadian cope better with economic uncertainty this year. “We must remember that SMEs are the main job creators in the country … Read more
With the approach of the meeting between the Ministers of Finance of the federal, provincial and territorial, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) fervent hope that any proposed increase in compulsory contributions Canada Pension Plan (CPP) / Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) or rejected. “We must remember that, for employers, such an increase would have … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) congratulates the Right Honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on becoming Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister and announcing his cabinet. “Congratulations to Prime Minister Trudeau and his team,” said CFIB president Dan Kelly. “We look forward to working with the new government on many of the issues affecting Canada’s 2.5 million entrepreneurs.” … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) congratulates the new Prime Minister, Mr. Justin Trudeau and the new Liberal government for their electoral victory. It also wishes to express its gratitude to all candidates in the country for their commitment and the campaign they led. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) congratulates the new Prime … Read more
In the lead-up to Canada’s Small Business Saturday (Oct 24th), the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) unveiled its list of the the best and worst places to start and grow a business for 2015. Among major cities, the communities around Calgary took top spot for the second year in a row, with Kelowna and the … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business shared the results of a survey it issued to the federal party leaders at the beginning of the election campaign, asking a series of questions on the small business community’s top priorities, including the future of the Canada Pension Plan, the country’s skilled labour shortage and the tax and … Read more
As the 2015 federal election draws closer, CFIB president Dan Kelly sat down with Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper for a Q & A on the issues that Canada’s small business community want the next government to address. This is the first of a proposed series of sit-down interviews with all the major party leaders in advance of … Read more
As party leaders prepare for the first debate of the federal election campaign, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business launched its small business election platform, highlighting the top election priorities for Canada’s entrepreneurs. “Every election we see party leaders and candidates trying to position themselves as the ‘champions of Main Street,’ in their bids to appeal to … Read more
