The 2025 edition of CFIB's report card grading federal, provincial, and territorial governments' interprovincial cooperation efforts.

On June 30, 2025, the government confirmed that it will introduce legislation ensuring that all past and future carbon tax rebates for small businesses are tax-free. They will also expand eligibility ...

Are you required to conduct a pay equity exercise or audit for your business in the near future? Not sure where to start? No need to panic! Just take one step at a time. What exactly is pay equity?

Small independent businesses play an undeniable role in contributing to Canadian economies, including by adding to the vibrancy of the local areas they operate in. They provide employment ...

Introduction Maximizing succession planning involves the safe and orderly transfer of assets and is critical for the wellbeing of the owner (s), the business itself, and Canada’s economy. This is ...

Official small business bankruptcy numbers have been increasing steadily since the beginning of the year and are currently at a 2-year high.

A 10% reduction in red tape equates to an estimated 5.5 million patient visits annually Toronto, January 30, 2023 - Doctors in Canada are collectively spending approximately 18.5 million hours on ...

Labour shortages have been an ongoing challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for several years, adding to the many other difficulties they face. Indeed, 53% of Canadian small business ...

This report ranks Alberta's 20 largest municipalities by measuring two indicators of property tax fairness.

Toronto, March 20, 2025 – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Business Barometer® long-term index crashed to an all-time low in March, dropping 24.8 index points to 25.0. The ...

Toronto, December 2, 2024 – The Canada Post strike, now two weeks in, has cost the small- and medium-sized business sector at least $765 million or $76.6 million each business day. At this rate, if ...

Toronto, January 15, 2025 – A 25% U.S. tariff on Canadian products, followed by potential Canadian retaliatory tariffs, would lead two-thirds (65%) of small businesses to increase prices for consumers ...