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Understanding Newfoundland and Labrador’s Health and Safety Requirements

As an employer, you play an important role in preventing workplace injuries and promoting a safe and healthy workplace. In fact, under the...

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Carbon Tax

It’s time to fix Canada’s broken federal carbon tax! CFIB's holding Ottawa’s feet to the fire on the unfair tax. Watch Dan Kelly, CFIB President, call for an immediate fix to the unfair carbon tax. Duration 4:42 min

Credit Cards and Surcharging

CFIB has been helping small businesses with payment issues like credit card fees, chargebacks, and more!

Advocacy and Research Roundup

Keep up to date on the latest news, updates and valuable advocacy and research insights.

Setting a Salary

Brought to you by HRNow! for small business™ The Right Advice at the Right Time to help you make the Right Decision Attracting and retaining...

Disconnecting from work: why your business needs a policy

Brought to you by HRNow! for small businessTM The Right Advice at the Right Time to help you make the Right Decision and CFIB's Wellness Hub - a...

Understanding Newfoundland and Labrador’s Health and Safety Requirements

As an employer, you play an important role in preventing workplace injuries and promoting a safe and healthy workplace. In fact, under the...

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Our monthly survey tracks small business confidence, expectations and operating conditions in Canada.

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CFIB and consulting firm AppEco have partnered to develop early short-term economic forecasts of some key macroeconomic indicators, leveraging the timeliness of CFIB’s Your Business Outlook survey, the same survey used to create CFIB’s Monthly Business Barometer®.

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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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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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