September 1, 2010
CFIB is lobbying government to rethink its plans to hike Employment Insurance (EI) rates in 2011. Our research shows that if government moves forward with these plans, EI premiums will increase by almost 35% over the next four years. This is outrageous given the $57 billion in surplus premiums taken from the pockets of employers and employees over the past decade.
June 2, 2010
For the last 18 months or so, the economy has been foremost on everyone’s mind. In the meantime, business owners are starting to feel the impact of our region’s changing demographics and the resulting shortage of labour. Much of this edition of Mandate is dedicated to grappling with this issue, and as always, the insights and solutions come from small business owners — our members.
