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 | | Canadian businesses, particularly small businesses, continue to struggle to attract and retain the staff they need. In the first quarter of 2013, 2.5% of private sector job postings (295,000 jobs) remained unfilled. Smaller firms are most affected, and now face even bigger staffing challenges in the wake of changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker program. |
 | | This report analyzes the severity and impact of labour shortages on SMEs, how business owners are coping, and how governments can help. |
 | | Governments need to maintain discipline and focus on balanced budgets. Canada’s Fiscal Fitness measures spending, revenues and debt for the federal government and all ten provinces, and illustrates the potential negative impacts of overspending. |
 | | The 2013 version of Canada’s Red Tape Report compares the regulatory costs faced by Canadian small businesses to those faced by their U.S. counterparts. And the comparison reveals that Canadian businesses pay significantly more. |
 | | Why are public sector workers taking more sick days than everyone else? A new report from CFIB shows that government employees take 5 more sick, disability and personal days per year than other Canadians, at a cost of up to $3.5 billion. |
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