Unsustainable municipal operating spending cost each Alberta household an...
Calgary - On the heels of the municipal election, the CFIB released the 8th annual Alberta Municipal Spending Watch Report. The report reveals operating spending among Alberta’s municipalities grew by...
View ArticleAB small business confidence sees downward correction
Calgary - Alberta small business confidence drops two and a half points to 55.2 according to the monthly Business Barometer® index published by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)....
View ArticleWorkers’ compensation boards have $6.8 billion more employer money than they...
Calgary – As of 2016, eight out of 12 workers’ compensation boards in Canada are overfunded, depriving employers of billions of dollars that could otherwise be used to invest in their businesses,...
View ArticleNovember brings small increase in optimism for Alberta entrepreneurs
Calgary - The latest monthly Business Barometer survey results from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) reveal Alberta’s small business optimism increased 1 point in November to...
View ArticleBetter late than never, small business owners pleased WCB rebates excess funds
Calgary – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) welcomes the Workers’Compensation Board (WCB) move to refund surplus funds to employers across Alberta. Surplus funding will be credited...
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