Toronto, January 20, 2026 - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Red Tape Awareness WeekTM is back from January 26 to January 30 for its 17th year. This year’s focus will be on how ...

Economic forecasts based on the most recent monthly Business Barometer® data (December 2025) indicate that GDP grew by 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025, following a rebound in Q3. Year-over-year ...

We all know that emergencies can happen – fires, floods, earthquakes – but how many of us are truly prepared to deal with the immediate and long-term effects of these events? Emergency preparedness ...

10% discount on their standard commercial property and casualty insurance solutions. Monthly installment fees of 3% are waived for members on a Monthly Automatic Chequing (MAC) payment plan for ...

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 particularly ...

In the current business landscape, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across Canada are increasingly worried about the threat of fraud. These challenges have the potential to not only disrupt ...

In 2024, an overwhelming 88% of small businesses in Canada believe that eliminating trade barriers should be a top priority for Canadian governments. These barriers hinder the free flow of goods, ...

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) monitors the sentiments of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Canada through regular member surveys. While rising costs of taxes, ...

Toronto, April 24, 2023 – The average small business owner works 54 hours a week, the equivalent of an eight-day workweek for most salaried workers, finds a new report by the Canadian Federation of ...

This report dives into BC’s regional district spending growth since 2018, with a focus on the growing cost of bureaucracy and lack of oversight mechanisms. Its main findings reveal varying ...

Toronto, December 13, 2024 – Nearly three-quarters (73%) of small business owners say they will be using Canada Post less in the future because of the strike, finds new data by the Canadian Federation ...

As Canada continues to invest in much-needed infrastructure improvements, local small businesses are too often left in the dust. Prolonged disruptions and persistent noise, clunky scaffolding, and ...