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      <title>Ontario scores B- on regulatory reform </title>
      <link>http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/3644-ontario-scores-b-on-regulatory-reform.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ontario is making progress on being accountable for the 386,251 regulatory requirements it places on individuals and businesses, according to research released today by CFIB.]]></description>
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      <title>Ontario to hike taxes on small business; CFIB says higher consumer prices and job losses will follow</title>
      <link>http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/3560-ontario-construction-sector-to-see-wsib-tax-hikes.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Ontario government's decision to give the cash strapped Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) power to impose higher payroll taxes on small businesses in construction will hurt consumers and job creation, says CFIB.]]></description>
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      <title>Ontario workers’ compensation system in need of complete overhaul; WSIB scores dead last in nation-wide comparison study</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[New groundbreaking research, A Small Business Assessment of Workers' Compensation, from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) reveals that overall  all workers' compensation boards in Canada are doing a poor job in meeting the needs of small business. ]]></description>
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      <title>Farm optimism strengthens in November </title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[According to the latest Monthly Agriculture Business Barometer Index from(CFIB)optimism among its agricultural members increased 6.2 points to 64.5 in November 2011 from 58.3 in October 2011.]]></description>
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      <title>Survey finds barely half of agri-businesses have a succession plan; action needed to protect future of Ontario farms </title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ A recent survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) finds that 33 per cent of Ontario agri-business owners plan to retire, sell or close their operations within 5 years, while another 25 per cent plan to do so in the next 6-10 years. Yet, nearly half (48 per cent) have no succession plan in place.]]></description>
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      <title>Move to electronic payments holds many implications for small business. Farewell to cheques?</title>
      <link>http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/1729-move-to-electronic-payments-holds-many-implications-for-small-business-farewell-to-cheques.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Banks &amp; Finance</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[Changes to the way that Canadians make and accept payments for goods and services holds many positive and worrisome implications for the country’s small- and medium-sized businesses, according to CFIB. Top among the concerns to entrepreneurs is the future of cheque writing in Canada as there is a very real possibility that a federal review may recommend the phasing out of paper cheques in the near future.]]></description>
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      <title>Ontarians want greater workplace democracy: LabourWatch Survey </title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new public survey supports what Ontario's small businesses are asking the major party leaders to commit to if elected on October 6: give all workers the right to a secret ballot vote on whether they wish to unionize and outlaw the use of forced worker (union) dues on political attack ads.]]></description>
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      <title>Business Barometer ® Small business confidence dropping; Ontario election must focus on jobs and the economy </title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Economic Development</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[ As the provincial election "officially" gets underway today, the latest read on business confidence in Ontario provides a clear picture of what is at stake in this campaign: creating jobs and growing the economy.
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