AB Government manipulates impact of minimum wage hikes in redacted report
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business released documents obtained through Freedom of Information (FOI) showing the Alberta Government has conducted little meaningful economic analysis of the...
View ArticleMunicipalities stick small business with unfair property tax burden
Calgary - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today released its annual Property Tax Gap Report, which analyzes residential and commercial property tax rates levied by Alberta’s...
View ArticleCETA a big opportunity for small business—but still an unknown quantity: survey
As the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) comes into effect tomorrow, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) lauds this significant policy...
View ArticleNew data shows federal tax proposals to have harmful effects on vast majority...
An overwhelming majority (95 per cent) of tax professionals — and small business owners themselves — say the proposed federal tax changes will hurt middle-class business owners and their families,...
View ArticleSmall business calls on provinces to join campaign against unfair federal tax...
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is urging Canada’s premiers to join them in the fight against the federal government’s tax proposals. As part of this effort, CFIB president Dan...
View ArticleBusiness Barometer®: Alberta small business confidence remains flat
Calgary - Alberta small business confidence sits at 57.7, unchanged for the second month in a row according to the monthly Business Barometer® index published by the Canadian Federation of Independent...
View ArticleIncreasing the minimum wage to $15 a job killer for Alberta’s youth: new...
Calgary - The Alberta government’s plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2018 would disproportionately hurt young workers, potentially resulting in between 16,000 and 37,000 youth job...
View ArticleUnsustainable 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 ArticleBusiness Barometer®: Alberta small business confidence remains flat
Calgary - Alberta small business confidence sits at 57.7, unchanged for the second month in a row according to the monthly Business Barometer® index published by the Canadian Federation of Independent...
View ArticleIncreasing the minimum wage to $15 a job killer for Alberta’s youth: new...
Calgary - The Alberta government’s plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2018 would disproportionately hurt young workers, potentially resulting in between 16,000 and 37,000 youth job...
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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