CFIB released its latest monthly Business Barometer
® which reveals small business optimism in Manitoba increased in January. Find out more here.
As part of its third annual Red Tape Awareness Week™, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its annual Red Tape Report Card today. While several governments took steps forward on red tape reform, the grades show Manitoba has much room to improve. Find out why here.
CFIB and its farm members across Western Canada welcomed the Senate's passing of Bill C-18 - Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act. Western Canada producers can now begin developing and implementing marketing strategies for their 2012 wheat and barley. Read more here.
A safe work environment and having a good plan for covering workplace injuries is a priority for everyone so it is critical that Workers' compensation boards are well run. CFIB has undertaken a nation-wide study on all the provincial/territorial workers' compensation boards. Find out how Manitoba scored compared to the rest of the country here.
Just as the CFIB Economics had guessed, Canada's federal and provincial net debt passed the $1.1 trillion mark on October 3rd, 2011.