April 5, 2012
We represent 7,200 agri-businesses like you on the business related issues of farming. Find out more about what we’re doing to help your bottom line here.
March 29, 2012
More than 2,000 new farm members have joined CFIB in the last three years alone! CFIB has the unique ability to address the business-related issues of farming but we also have ongoing access to key federal and provincial leaders including Premiers and Finance Ministers.
February 29, 2012
Recently Marilyn Braun-Pollon, Vice-President, Agri-business for CFIB, met with Hon. Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to discuss your key priorities for the agriculture sector. CFIB also took the opportunity to interview the Minister about why your views matter. Here are some highlights from the interview.
January 20, 2012
Farmers in Canada are among the hardest hit by government regulations and paperwork. In fact, 23 per cent of farmers say that if they had known about the burden of regulations, they may not have gone into business.
January 10, 2012
According to your feedback, almost 4-in-10 agri-business owners plan to exit their business in the next 10 years. That’s a lot of businesses that will need to be transferred to the next generation of agricultural entrepreneurs. Besides making government aware of this huge train coming down the track, CFIB is part of the solution!
November 30, 2011
With 58 per cent of CFIB’s Ontario farm members planning to exit operations within the next 10 years, government must act immediately to create policies that would encourage the new generation of agri-business owners.
May 3, 2011
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada sided with Ontario’s agri-business owners in ruling that the ban on unionization of farm workers in Ontario does not violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
June 9, 2010
CFIB’s report, AgriStability or Aggravation, outlines your serious concerns and frustrations with AgriStability. Agriculture ministers have been reviewing business risk management programs since July 2008 and you have said it is time for action. Governments need to make some immediate changes to AgriStability and address the competitive challenges in the agriculture sector.
