Alberta small business confidence up after six month slide
Calgary – Alberta small business confidence gained 2.1 points in April (28.6) according to the Business Barometer index published monthly by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The...
View ArticleEmployers welcome $467 million WCB rebate
Calgary - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) welcomes the almost half billion dollar surplus distribution from the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) to employers across Alberta. The...
View ArticleLacklustre Alberta job market persists in Q1 of 2016
Toronto/Calgary - The national private sector job vacancy declined 0.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2016, according to the latest Help Wanted report from the Canadian Federation of Independent...
View ArticleCFIB renews call to pause major new public policy experiments
Calgary - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released new survey data today showing the severity and impact of the province’s recession on small business. Ninety per cent of...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs want property tax fairness as payment deadline looms
Calgary - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released Entrepreneurs Deserve Property Tax Fairness, a report analyzing residential and commercial property tax rates levied by...
View ArticleCFIB available to comment on minimum wage announcement
CALGARY, June 30, 2016 – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is available to comment on the minimum wage announcement expected from the Alberta Government later today. Amber Ruddy,...
View ArticleAB small business confidence up but trailing national numbers by significant...
Calgary - Alberta’s small business confidence rose eight points in June to 42.5 according to the Business Barometer index published monthly by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)....
View ArticleCanada Post lockout: work stoppages and unsustainable pension plans need to end
With unionized Canada Post workers on 72-hours notice for a lockout, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is encouraging the postal service to find a solution to their growing pension...
View ArticleNew small business data on CPP: expansion without consultation “irresponsible”
Toronto/Calgary - With a July 15th deadline looming for provincial leaders to commit Canadians to a lifetime of increased CPP, eight in 10 small business owners across the country, including 91 per...
View ArticlePremier Notley should follow BC & Quebec’s lead and consult on CPP hike
In advance of the Council of the Federation (COF) meetings later this week, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is asking the premiers to listen to small business and do proper...
View ArticleAlberta small business confidence continues slow rebound
Calgary - Alberta small business confidence gained four points in July to reach 46.7. Although this is the fourth time in the past six months there has been an increase in Alberta’s small business...
View ArticleDocuments obtained by CFIB show Finance Minister knows ramifications of...
Documents obtained by CFIB show Finance Minister knows ramifications of recent credit downgrade. 84% of entrepreneurs say no to debt financing; Albertans deserve to know costs.
View ArticleAlberta small business confidence stuck in neutral
Calgary - Alberta small business confidence went down one point in August to 45.6 according to the monthly Business Barometer® index published by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
View ArticleCanada’s job vacancy rate holds steady in Q2
Toronto/Calgary – Canada’s job vacancy rate held constant at 2.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2016, although Alberta bucked the trend as its vacancy rate softened further in Q2, with 4,300 fewer...
View ArticleCanadians misinformed on CPP expansion deal; oppose plan if it affects wages
A new Ipsos poll reveals that most Canadians don’t know how the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) works or what CPP expansion will mean. When presented with some of the probable effects on wages as a result of...
View ArticleNew report on EI: Small business strongly supports reinstating youth hiring...
With a government review of Employment Insurance (EI) service quality underway and EI premium rates for 2017 being announced this week, CFIB’s latest report on EI offers guidance to policymakers as...
View ArticleEarly signs show agreement for lower credit card fees is working
Canada’s small business community is pleased to see preliminary evidence that credit card fee reductions introduced by the big two credit card providers in 2015 are being reflected in the “swipe fees”...
View ArticleOne in four Alberta businesses will lay off employees due to $15 minimum wage
One in four Alberta businesses will lay off employees due to $15 minimum wage 89% oppose minimum wage hikes during economic downturns
View ArticleRetail and hospitality feel minimum wage hike pain
With a $15 minimum wage now enacted in law and the latest hike coming this weekend, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released new survey data today on how the retail and...
View ArticleLacklustre small business confidence persists in Alberta
Calgary - Alberta small business confidence gained one and a half points in September reaching 47.1 according to the monthly Business Barometer® index published by the Canadian Federation of...
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