Our Latest Research

Quarterly findings on business owners’ priority issues. See our Q4 2025 findings.

This CFIB snapshot highlights significant compliance challenges for Canadian agri-businesses.

CFIB grades governments each year on their red tape efforts. See the 2026 Report Card!

This new joint report from CFIB and the CMA provides a look at admin burden in the health-care system.

In this report, CFIB has estimated the number of regulatory requirements (or restrictions) within each jurisdiction’s...

Analysis on Workers’ compensation insurance.

The impacts of the U.S.-Canada trade war on small businesses.

This report explores how Canada’s small and craft alcohol producers continue to face major roadblocks when selling...

Featured Publications

Research

Our monthly survey tracks small business confidence, expectations and operating conditions in Canada.

Every other month, CFIB members lend their opinions to 'Your Voice,' a survey exploring a variety of current topics. The latest takeaways are showcased in a series of informative charts that summarize these findings.

Timely economic insights, with short‑term forecasts (done by AppEco), updated job vacancy estimates, and highlights on key small business issues.

InsightBiz Blog

GST/HST holiday left small businesses with confusion, costly changes, and little benefit.

Small firms rely on core digital tools but hesitate to adopt newer platforms due to cost, skills, and time barriers.

Trade tensions reshape plans as Canadian business confidence in the U.S. declines, driving diversification.

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Key Small Business Statistics

Q3 2025 - Canadian Entrepreneurship Finding Firmer Footing: overview of self-employed, businesses with employees, entries & exits, and insolvencies.

The quarterly private sector job vacancy rate in Canada held steady at 2.8% in 2025 Q4, and saw no change on a yearly or quarterly basis.

Interactive report presenting a comprehensive overview of Canada’s employment landscape over the past decade.

About CFIB Research & Economic Analysis

Our research is based on members' views, which are fully collected in-house through our various member surveys.

CFIB represents over 100,000 member businesses across Canada. Our membership reflects a diverse group of successful businesses of all sizes, in a wide range of industries, and in all regions of the country. All members are able to participate in our surveys and we operate using a one-member one-vote system.

We release exclusive research, often survey-based but also relying on a wide range of other methodologies, striving to produce clear, credible and compelling data and analysis that can support the success of independent business in Canada.