February 29, 2012
We recently met with Nova Scotia’s Standing Committee on Human Resources to discuss the current business climate and how we can turn things around. We highlighted the need for an environment that promotes entrepreneurship and innovation.
February 22, 2012
We surveyed our members in HRM to better understand the impacts of the transit strike on local businesses.
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
Groundbreaking research from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) reveals that workers’ compensation boards in Canada are doing a poor job in meeting the overall needs of small business, including Nova Scotia.
September 30, 2011
Small businesses already face higher payroll taxes, higher electricity rates and tremendous economic uncertainty - the latest increase in minimum wage will make an already tough job even harder.
September 28, 2011
Nova Scotia has plenty of challenges: high unemployment, an aging population, out-migration of youth, rural communities in decline, low levels of economic growth, lagging productivity. And it’s grappling with all of this during a time of global financial turmoil. Yet here we are talking about making it easier to unionize by introducing First Contract Arbitration.
November 26, 2010
With much work, effort and support from you, we were somewhat successful in narrowing the impact of Bill 100. The original bill went far beyond what was expected - and what government consulted on. And employers didn’t like it one bit.
