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Fields of paperwork – Red Tape in Agriculture. Image of a farmer in her farm talking on her cellphone. CFIB logo.

Fields of Paperwork – Red Tape in Agriculture

This CFIB snapshot highlights significant compliance challenges for Canadian agri-businesses.

Provincial Red Tape Report Card

The 2026 Red Tape Report Card grades three major areas of regulatory performance: regulatory accountability, regulatory...

Canadian physicians lose 20 million hours each year to red tape

Losing Doctors to Desk Work:  Canadian physicians lose 20 million hours each year to red tape

This new joint report from CFIB and the CMA provides the most comprehensive look yet at how administrative burdens are...

Our Members’ Opinions Field Survey on Top Policy Concerns

Our Members’ Opinions, the longest running survey, conducted in person with business owners tracks their the top policy...

Funding Fairness: State of Workers’ Compensation Funding. Businesswoman wearing safety helmet looking at her tablet. CFIB logo.

Funding Fairness: State of Workers’ Compensation Funding

Analysis on Workers’ compensation insurance.

Impact of the U.S.-Canada trade war on businesses

The impacts of the U.S.-Canada trade war on small businesses.

Bottled Up: Small business barriers to interprovincial alcohol trade. A hand reaches toward bottles of alcohol on a retail store shelf. CFIB logo.

Bottled Up: Small Business Barriers to Interprovincial Alcohol Trade

This report explores how Canada’s small and craft alcohol producers continue to face major roadblocks when selling...

CFIA Report Card: Assessing Regulatory Burden and Service Delivery for SMEs report with image of a magnifying glass held on fruits superimposed on flag of Canada

CFIA Report Card: Assessing Regulatory Burden and Service Delivery for SMEs

This report explores how SMEs interact with the CFIA, assesses the regulatory burden associated with the Agency, and...

Featured Publications

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Monthly Business Barometer®

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

Your Voice Omnibus Survey

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.

Main Street Quarterly Q4 2025

The Main Street Quarterly

Timely economic insights, with short‑term forecasts (done by AppEco), updated job vacancy estimates, and highlights on key small business issues.

InsightBiz Blog

Checkout Challenges: Lessons Learned from Canada’s 2024 GST/HST Holiday

Many SMEs ran into unexpected checkout and compliance hurdles during the GST/HST holiday. Here’s what the experience...

Small Business Digital Presence: Navigating Opportunities and Obstacles

Small businesses are boosting their digital presence while facing new challenges. Explore what’s working—and what’s...

From Global Risks to Local Strengths: How Buying Canadian Supports Trade Resilience

From Global Risks to Local Strengths: How Buying Canadian Supports Trade Resilience

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Key Small Business Statistics

Enterprise Pulse Q1 2025

Enterprise Pulse

Q1 2025 - Canadian Entrepreneurship Still on Uneven Ground: overview of self-employed, businesses with employees, entries & exits, and insolvencies.
Q4 2025 Canadian Job Vacancy Trends

Private Sector Job Vacancies in Canada

The quarterly private sector job vacancy rate in Canada held steady at 2.8% in 2025 Q4, and saw no change on a yearly or quarterly basis.

EP-2023-E

Employment Profile in Canada

Interactive report presenting a comprehensive overview of Canada’s employment landscape over the past decade.

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About CFIB Research & Economic Analysis

Our research is based on members' views, which are fully collected in-house through our various member surveys.

CFIB represents over 100,000 member businesses across Canada. Our membership reflects a diverse group of successful businesses of all sizes, in a wide range of industries, and in all regions of the country. All members are able to participate in our surveys and we operate using a one-member one-vote system.

We release exclusive research, often survey-based but also relying on a wide range of other methodologies, striving to produce clear, credible and compelling data and analysis that can support the success of independent business in Canada.

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