Toronto, August 3, 2011 – Today the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) celebrates its 40th anniversary by honouring all small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), whose contribution to Canadian society cannot be overstated.
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.
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-.
