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Ensuring Small Businesses’ Voices Are Heard in Budget 2025
With tariffs and immigration being ongoing and rising issues respectively, learn more on how we are fighting for you as government prepares to table its first budget since spring 2024 - Budget 2025.
Canada-US Trade and Potential Tariffs
President Trump is threatening to implement a 25% tariff on all Canadian-made goods coming into the U.S., as one of his first acts after his inauguration. Given that the U.S. is Canada’s largest trading partner, tariffs can have widespread effects on both sides of border.
Why Small Businesses Need the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
At CFIB, we believe it is essential to set the record straight: while the program is not perfect, it remains an important part of addressing the shortage of labour facing many areas and sectors of the economy.
Advocacy and Research Roundup
Keep up to date on the latest news, updates and valuable advocacy and research insights.
Hire a youth this summer through Canada Summer Jobs
Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) 2026 is a business wage subsidy program designed to help pay the salaries for summer jobs created for youth between the...
Bullying in the workplace - how to recognize and prevent it
For most of us, when we hear the word bullying, minds immediately go back to the school yard. But the sad reality is, bullying happens between...
Shareholder agreements: the danger of underfunding
(Article written by People Corporation) Running a business with partners is rewarding, but it also brings shared responsibilities—including the...
The Latest
Canada-US Trade and Potential Tariffs
President Trump is threatening to implement a 25% tariff on all Canadian-made goods coming into the U.S., as one of his first acts after his inauguration. Given that the U.S. is Canada’s largest trading partner, tariffs can have widespread effects on both sides of border.
Why Small Businesses Need the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) has long been a contentious public policy issue in Canada. Over the last three decades, it has drawn intense scrutiny and, at times, harsh rhetoric.
At CFIB, we believe it is essential to set the record straight: while the program is not perfect, it remains an important part of addressing the shortage of labour facing many areas and sectors of the economy.
Advocacy and Research Roundup
Keep up to date on the latest news, updates and valuable advocacy and research insights.
Hire a youth this summer through Canada Summer Jobs
Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) 2026 is a business wage subsidy program designed to help pay the salaries for summer jobs created for youth between the...
Bullying in the workplace - how to recognize and prevent it
For most of us, when we hear the word bullying, minds immediately go back to the school yard. But the sad reality is, bullying happens between...
Shareholder agreements: the danger of underfunding
(Article written by People Corporation) Running a business with partners is rewarding, but it also brings shared responsibilities—including the...
Our Policy Agenda
CFIB is Canada’s voice of small business. We advocate on issues that matter to your business on Parliament Hill, at every provincial and territorial legislature and city hall across the country. All of our policy agenda is set by business owners just like you. Not a board, not an executive council. Real small business owners working across the country to build a better Canada.
National Unfinished Business Petition
Calling on the federal government to lower the cost of doing business in Canada
Alberta Construction Petition
Calling on the provincial government to introduce construction mitigation policies
Alberta Municipal Tax Relief Petition
Calling on all Alberta municipalities to reduce property taxes for businesses
Alberta Tax Relief Petition
Calling on the Alberta government to offset the increased costs of doing business
British Columbia Cost Relief Petition
Calling on the provincial government to introduce cost relief measures for small businesses
British Columbia Employer-Paid Sick Days Petition
Calling on the BC government to avoid increasing the number of employer-paid sick days from 5 to 10
British Columbia Municipal Carbon Tax Petition
Calling on B.C. city councils to say no to a municipal carbon tax
Manitoba Affordability Petition
Calling on the provincial government to make Manitoba more affordable for small businesses
Manitoba Employer-Paid Sick Days Petition
Calling on the provincial government to say no to introducing paid sick days
New Brunswick Property Tax Petition
Calling on the provincial government to make the property tax fairer
Nova Scotia Property Tax Petition
Calling on the provincial government to reduce the property tax gap
Ontario Construction Petition
Calling on the provincial government to introduce construction mitigation policies
Ontario SBTR Petition
Calling on the Ontario government to lower the small business tax rate and increase the threshold
Prince Edward Island Electricity Rates Petition
Calling on the provincial government to make electricity rates fair for SMEs
Prince Edward Island Property Tax Petition
Calling on the provincial government to end the property tax gap for SMEs
Quebec Red Tape Petition
Calling on the provincial government to reduce the administrative burden on small businesses
Saskatchewan Affordability Petition
Calling on the provincial government to make Saskatchewan more affordable for small businesses
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Our monthly survey tracks small business confidence, expectations and operating conditions in Canada.
Every other month, CFIB members lend their opinions to 'Your Voice,' a survey exploring a variety of current topics. The latest takeaways are showcased in a series of informative charts that summarize these findings.
Timely economic analysis, including early short-term macroeconomic forecasts developed with our partner AppEco, our latest estimates of private sector job vacancies and a special look each quarter at some key small business questions and economic sectors.
Recent News Releases
One in four small businesses still negatively affected by slow return to office by downtown workers, yet federal supports expire tomorrow
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One in four small businesses still negatively affected by slow return to office by downtown workers, yet federal supports expire tomorrow
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One in four small businesses still negatively affected by slow return to office by downtown workers, yet federal supports expire tomorrow
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One in four small businesses still negatively affected by slow return to office by downtown workers, yet federal supports expire tomorrow
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One in four small businesses still negatively affected by slow return to office by downtown workers, yet federal supports expire tomorrow
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