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Is employee training mandatory in Quebec?

Your company’s growth is closely linked to the development of your employees’ skills and qualifications. In some cases, employee training is...

Is your Occupational Health and Safety Green Book up to date?

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Extreme temperatures: protecting your employees

The diversity of Canada’s weather is one of the things that makes our country special—but with temperatures that can fluctuate anywhere between...

The Latest

Carbon Tax

It’s time to fix Canada’s broken federal carbon tax! CFIB's holding Ottawa’s feet to the fire on the unfair tax. Watch Dan Kelly, CFIB President, call for an immediate fix to the unfair carbon tax. Duration 4:42 min

Credit Cards and Surcharging

CFIB has been helping small businesses with payment issues like credit card fees, chargebacks, and more!

Advocacy and Research Roundup

Keep up to date on the latest news, updates and valuable advocacy and research insights.

Is employee training mandatory in Quebec?

Your company’s growth is closely linked to the development of your employees’ skills and qualifications. In some cases, employee training is...

Is your Occupational Health and Safety Green Book up to date?

Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) must be posted in the workplace, where employees can read it. A free copy is available here....

Extreme temperatures: protecting your employees

The diversity of Canada’s weather is one of the things that makes our country special—but with temperatures that can fluctuate anywhere between...

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Latest estimates of private sector job vacancies, an ‘In Focus’ on the steep hikes in commercial rents and a deeper look at the retail sector - its footprint on the economy, its fitness and challenges.
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Our monthly survey tracks small business confidence, expectations and operating conditions in Canada.

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CFIB and consulting firm AppEco have partnered to develop early short-term economic forecasts of some key macroeconomic indicators, leveraging the timeliness of CFIB’s Your Business Outlook survey, the same survey used to create CFIB’s Monthly Business Barometer®.

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One in four small businesses still negatively affected by slow return to office by downtown workers, yet federal supports expire tomorrow

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One in four small businesses still negatively affected by slow return to office by downtown workers, yet federal supports expire tomorrow

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One in four small businesses still negatively affected by slow return to office by downtown workers, yet federal supports expire tomorrow

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One in four small businesses still negatively affected by slow return to office by downtown workers, yet federal supports expire tomorrow

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One in four small businesses still negatively affected by slow return to office by downtown workers, yet federal supports expire tomorrow

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