 | And the winner of the Golden Scissors Award is...January 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. |
Ontario making progress on regulatory reform
January 17, 2012
CFIB’s Red Tape Report Card gives the province a B- for its efforts on being more accountable for the hundreds of thousands regulatory requirements it places on individuals and businesses. Yet, there is still a long way to go in addressing Ontario’s regulatory burden on small business owners.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-.Toronto declares Red Tape Awareness WeekTM
January 16, 2012
The City recognizes CFIB’s Red Tape Awareness WeekTM for a second year in a row.  | Red Tape Digital Diaries show the face of red tapeJanuary 13, 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. |
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.Were you heard? The Red Tape Reduction Commission Report
September 7, 2011
The Red Tape Reduction Commission was announced by Prime Minister Harper during CFIB’s 2011 Red Tape Awareness Week and revived after the most recent federal election. The commission’s goal is to find ways to reduce the amount of red tape hindering businesses on a daily basis.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.CFIB welcomes easing of 'red tape" burden on small business
August 10, 2010
CFIB recently appeared before an all-party committee of MPPs to support the government’s Bill 68 (Open for Business Act). Among others things, the proposed changes would reduce the amount of paperwork and harassment that employers face when it comes to the Employment Standards Act. | Small business owners are seeing red!January 11, 2010We understand that there is much more to running your business than just working from 9 to 5. In addition to providing quality customer service and products for your community, you are expected to be your own HR department, bookkeeper and much more. |
