January 12, 2012
In 2010, CFIB launched an Employment Insurance (EI) premiums campaign, one of the most comprehensive lobbying campaigns in our history. Though we celebrated a success for 2011, we knew that the battle was not done.
December 13, 2011
New groundbreaking research, A Small Business Assessment of Workers’ Compensation, from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) reveals that overall all workers’ compensation boards in Canada are doing a poor job in meeting the needs of small business.
July 20, 2011
On July 20, 2011 the government announced a proposed delay the planned September 1st increase in the minimum wage for six months – until April 1, 2012. This is a victory for us and the thousands of small, independent businesses that have been given some hope on spiralling wage costs.
February 11, 2011
A new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) challenges the effectiveness of minimum wage policy in Canada. Minimum Wage: Reframing the debate reveals that minimum wage increases tend to hurt the very people they are supposed to help.
October 28, 2010
Faced with an aging population, the outmigration of young people and low immigration levels, you’ve told us that it’s important for small businesses to be more productive. Check out our recommendations for how governments in Atlantic Canada can help.
