Digital Red Tape Diaries accurately reflect CFIB member concerns
February 23, 2012
This year, to complement the research that we released during Red Tape Awareness Week, we did a series of short videos with business owners to help show the stress and frustration that red tape can cause. Our Red Tape Digital Diaries have been the subject of three recent columns by Vancouver Sun reporter David Baines. Baines and the Sun have since issued a correction. In our response, we also continue to set the record straight. | Winner of the Golden Scissors Award 2012January 19, 2012As Red Tape Awareness Week™ comes to a close, the winner of the inaugural Golden Scissors Award has been announced. The new annual CFIB award recognizes individual leadership and achieving results in cutting red tape for small business. |
  | Red Tape Digital Diaries show the face of red tapeJanuary 18, 2012CFIB’s groundbreaking new project, the Red Tape Digital Diaries, gives small business owners the opportunity to tell you - in their own words – the various ways in which too much regulation hurts their business. |
 | BC Government declares Red Tape Awareness WeekJanuary 17, 2012Minister of Finance, Kevin Falcon proclaimed January 16th to January 20th, 2012, as Red Tape Awareness Week in British Columbia. |
CRA Report Card reveals that small businesses fear dealing with the taxman
January 16, 2012
The fourth edition of a landmark series of CFIB reports on small business views of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) shows that small businesses feel intimidated when they interact with the Agency and that CRA does not really understand the realities of small business owners. Overall, despite some positive developments over the past three years, small businesses give the Agency a rating of C-.Red Tape Awareness Week™ 2012 – Real action, real results!
January 11, 2012
Government. Red. Tape. Unclear regulations, unnecessary paperwork and unhelpful customer service may leave small business owners confused but CFIB is here to help.How we can overcome the challenges small business faces at Canada/US Border
July 5, 2011
A new report looks at the challenges both Canadian and American small businesses face when trying to do business cross-border. It also suggests ways to improve the process if both countries are serious about encouraging more small businesses to conduct trade cross-border as part of the current discussions between US and Canada on a North American Security Perimeter.Small business feels shut out of government procurement
June 23, 2011
A new CFIB report looks at attempts by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to access federal procurement, and how these attempts are hampered by a confusing application processes, excessive paperwork and a complex system of rules. | BC makes history with red tape announcementJune 22, 2011The B.C. government will pass legislation requiring an annual report on regulation, making it the first government in Canada to enshrine regulatory accountability in law, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced today. The announcement was timed to coincide with the ten year anniversary of the province's red tape reforms and the provincial declaration of 2011 as the Year of the Entrepreneur. |
BC top of class for progress made on regulatory accountability
January 11, 2011
In CFIB's report card on progress made to-date by governments in Canada on regulatory accountability, British Columbia ranks the highest, with Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador closely behind. | Red Tape Awareness Week a huge success for small businessesJanuary 10, 2011Red tape is an expensive, frustrating and unproductive burden. During CFIB's second annual Red Tape Awareness Week, small businesses told their red tape stories and CFIB ensured that these stories were heard loud and clear. Governments at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels took action to tackle red tape. Learn more about these successes! |
