About CFIB

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is Canada’s largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 110,000 members across every sector and region. CFIB is dedicated to increasing business owners’ chances of success by driving policy change at all levels of government, providing expert advice and tools, and negotiating exclusive savings. Learn more at cfib.ca.



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Milena Stanoeva
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Apr 16, 2024, 17:46 ET Capital gains changes create winners and losers among SMEs; important progress on $2.5 billion in carbon tax rebates for small firms

OTTAWA, ON, April 16, 2024 /CNW/ - The 2024 budget changes on capital gains will create many winners and losers among Canada's entrepreneurs, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent...

Apr 15, 2024, 07:30 ET MEDIA ADVISORY - Federal budget 2024: CFIB available to comment

TORONTO, April 15, 2024 /CNW/ - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) will be available for comment prior to and after the release of the federal budget tomorrow. CFIB president Dan...

Apr 12, 2024, 07:30 ET Canadian economy to see modest growth in the first half of the year: CFIB forecast

TORONTO, April 12, 2024 /CNW/ - The Canadian economy is expected to see positive growth in Q1 and Q2 2024, according to the latest Main Street Quarterly report by the Canadian Federation of...

Apr 10, 2024, 07:30 ET Federal budget 2024 needs to address the cost of doing business and return the $2.5 billion in promised carbon tax rebates to SMEs

TORONTO, April 10, 2024 /CNW/ - The federal government needs to leverage its upcoming budget to address the high cost of doing business and introduce a plan to return the $2.5 billion owed to small...

Mar 28, 2024, 07:30 ET April 1 carbon tax hike makes a bad problem worse for small businesses: Ottawa owes SMEs $2.5 billion in rebates and counting

TORONTO, March 28, 2024 /CNW/ - Small business owners will not be laughing when the federal carbon tax jumps by 23% to $80 per tonne on April 1, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business...

Mar 26, 2024, 07:30 ET Over 200,000 small businesses took on new debt to repay their CEBA loan

Only two days left in special refinancing extension TORONTO, March 26, 2024 /CNW/ - A staggering 200,000 small businesses (or 23%) were forced to take on new debt to refinance their Canadian...

Mar 19, 2024, 07:30 ET Sky high cost of doing business top priority for three in four small businesses

TORONTO, March 19, 2024 /CNW/ - With less than a month to go before the federal government tables its budget on April 16, Ottawa needs to be laser-focused on reducing the cost of doing business, says ...

Mar 06, 2024, 07:30 ET Ottawa owes small businesses in four provinces $2,600 to $7,000 each in stalled carbon tax rebates for the past five years

SMEs in four Atlantic provinces owed over $600-$1,000 each just for one partial year TORONTO, March 6, 2024 /CNW/ - With the recent confirmation from Ottawa that it owes Canada's small and...

Feb 28, 2024, 07:30 ET Limiting foreign labour could make staffing challenges even worse for small businesses

TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2024 /CNW/ - The federal government's abrupt changes to the international student visas and work permits for accompanying spouses may hurt small businesses that are already...

Feb 22, 2024, 07:30 ET Government to cut small business carbon tax rebate by $500 million in 2024 to fund higher consumer rebates

$2.5 billion in SME rebates sitting on books in Ottawa since 2019 TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - Ottawa's decision to cut the share of carbon tax revenues allocated to small businesses – while it has ...

Feb 08, 2024, 07:30 ET Ottawa sitting on $2.5 billion in carbon tax rebates owed to small business since 2019

TORONTO, Feb. 8, 2024 /CNW/ - The federal government has been sitting on $2.5 billion in carbon tax revenue collected since 2019 despite repeated promises to return it to small businesses in Ontario, ...

Feb 02, 2024, 07:30 ET CFIB's annual Golden Scissors Award recognizes Ontario and Atlantic provinces for boosting healthcare labour mobility

The City of Richmond also receives recognition for streamlining its permitting processes TORONTO, Feb. 2, 2024 /CNW/ - The Atlantic provinces and the Ontario government have been awarded CFIB's 2024...

Feb 01, 2024, 07:30 ET Canadian doctors spend millions of hours on unnecessary paperwork: What are governments doing about it?

New report spotlights governments that accepted CFIB's challenge to reduce red tape in health care TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2024 /CNW/ - Jurisdictions across Canada are starting to make progress in reducing...

Jan 31, 2024, 07:30 ET 2024 Red Tape Report Card: Alberta and Nova Scotia earn top grades

TORONTO, Jan. 31, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its 14th annual Red Tape Report Card as part of its Red Tape Awareness WeekTM. Top grades this...

Jan 30, 2024, 07:30 ET Government of Canada takes Triple Crown for most absurd regulations

CFIB's 2024 Paper Weight Awards for the worst examples of red tape go to the CBSA, Health Canada, and Finance Canada TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2024 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wins the...
Canada's housing shortage is worsened by unnecessary paperwork: CFIB challenges municipalities to streamline their permitting processes

Jan 29, 2024, 07:30 ET Canada's housing shortage is worsened by unnecessary paperwork: CFIB challenges municipalities to streamline their permitting processes

TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2024 /CNW/ - Municipal governments can help address the shortage of housing in Canada by simplifying their permitting processes, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business ...
MEDIA ADVISORY - Red Tape Awareness Week™ 2024 to focus on the affordability crisis and the cost of doing business

Jan 23, 2024, 09:00 ET MEDIA ADVISORY - Red Tape Awareness Week™ 2024 to focus on the affordability crisis and the cost of doing business

TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)'s Red Tape Awareness WeekTM is back from January 29 to February 2. This year's focus will be on how reducing red...

Jan 23, 2024, 07:30 ET Canadian economy expected to remain sluggish in Q1 2024: CFIB forecasts

TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - The Canadian economy is expected to display sluggish growth in Q1 2024, after having been more or less stuck in neutral in Q4 2023, according to the latest Main Street...

Jan 19, 2024, 13:36 ET A sad day for small business: CFIB statement on the CEBA repayment deadline

TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2024 /CNW/ - Today is a sad day for many Canadian small business owners. An estimated 200,000 small businesses woke up even deeper in pandemic debt than they were on Thursday. It is ...

Jan 17, 2024, 07:30 ET CEBA repayment deadline is tomorrow: Hundreds of thousands of small businesses will see their pandemic debt rise by 50% on Friday

TORONTO, Jan. 17, 2024 /CNW/ - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is very disappointed the federal government has ignored the pleas of tens of thousands of small business owners...

Jan 11, 2024, 07:30 ET One week until the CEBA repayment deadline: Sadly, no last-minute reprieve expected for small business

TORONTO, Jan. 11, 2024 /CNW/ - With one week left until the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) repayment deadline on Jan. 18, it's highly unlikely the federal government will provide small...

Jan 10, 2024, 07:30 ET Small businesses are overall more satisfied with banking services at credit unions than big banks

TORONTO, Jan. 10, 2024 /CNW/ - Small businesses continue to be more satisfied with the overall level of service provided by credit unions rather than the Big Five Banks, finds the third and last...

Jan 04, 2024, 07:30 ET No cost relief in sight for Canadians and small businesses as government hikes CPP and EI yet again

TORONTO, Jan. 4, 2024 /CNW/ - As of Jan. 1, Canadians will be seeing a drop in their take-home income, while employers will face another increase to their payroll budgets due to Employment Insurance...

Dec 14, 2023, 07:30 ET The finance ministers' meeting is an opportunity to extend CEBA deadline, pause the four major tax hikes planned over the next four months

TORONTO, Dec. 14, 2023 /CNW/ - Tomorrow's meeting of federal, provincial and territorial finance ministers is an opportunity for Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland to announce the extension of...

Dec 05, 2023, 07:30 ET Women entrepreneurs in Canada face challenges in accessing financing for their business

CFIB's report highlights experiences of women in business and the barriers they face TORONTO, Dec. 5, 2023 /CNW/ - Despite women business owners contributing about $150 billion to the Canadian...

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