Consider hybrid approaches (e.g., staggered 4-day work weeks) ...

Toronto, November 17, 2025 – As the Committee on Internal Trade (CIT) convenes this week, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on governments to move beyond symbolic ...

Toronto, November 10, 2025 – Canada’s small and craft alcohol producers still face major roadblocks when trying to sell alcohol across provincial borders despite recent agreements meant to ease trade ...

Small businesses in Prince Edward Island (PEI) are paying way more than their fair share in property taxes. In many communities, they’re facing rates 1.6 to 2.3 times higher than what homeowners pay ...

Joseph Falzata is CFIB’s Policy Analyst for Ontario. Since joining CFIB in 2024, he has been developing research, advocacy, and communications on issues affecting small businesses across the province, ...

Whether celebrating the holidays, or celebrating a great achievement, any work-related social event leads to the question: “To serve or not to serve alcohol?” Although it is great to be able to ...

It is important for your business to have a good credit score, especially when negotiating financing or credit terms with financial institutions and vendors. A credit score is a number that represents ...

Envisagez des approches hybrides (p. ex. : semaines de 4 jours en alternance) ...

Small business owners were looking to the 2025 budget to provide critical cost relief and to improve Canada’s tax ...

This report explains how conditions became so critical, what issues existed before the pandemic, the role the pandemic played and the most effective solutions to help small business now and in the ...

Toronto, October 27, 2025 – The Canadian economy is expected to see slow growth in Q3 and Q4 2025, finds the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’s (CFIB) latest Main Street Quarterly report.

Note: This blog was finalized on October 6; published on October 27. At finalization, author Beatrice Moen was an intern at CFIB. She is no longer with CFIB. Canadian small- and medium-sized ...