The 2025 edition of the report card grades federal, provincial, and territorial governments' interprovincial cooperation efforts and provides an overview of the work done to reduce the barriers to ...

Are you required to conduct a pay equity exercise or audit for your business in the near future? Not sure where to start? No need to panic! Just take one step at a time. What exactly is pay equity?

Canada’s small and-medium sized businesses (SMEs) continue to face challenges in the labour market. While vacancy rates have eased, many are still struggling not just to find workers, but to find ...

CFIB’s Chief Economist Simon Gaudreault joined CBC’s The Current to talk about Canada’s critical shortage of skilled labour in sectors like construction, personal services, and transportation. He ...

Toronto, June 19, 2025 – One in five businesses (21%) report being in a good economic health, according to the June Business Barometer® survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) ...

Victoria, June 18, 2025 – With the summer tourism season underway, 47% of B.C. small business owners say they rely on summer tourism for at least some of their revenue, and 57% are concerned the ...

Toronto, June 10, 2025 – Small businesses face a shortage of applicants, skills mismatches and difficulty attracting candidates when hiring skilled workers, and these challenges are only worsened by ...

As with many sectors, short-term optimism in the tourism industry took the biggest hit during COVID, when business believed that the pandemic was a short-lived event and hoped things would turn around ...

What Small Businesses Need to Know and What Resources are Available for Support If your business is part of the agriculture or aquatic sectors, here’s what you need to know and where to find help. In ...

Mark Carney’s new Liberal government is holding off on announcing a budget until the Fall, once Parliament starts up again after the summer break. We’re calling for a federal budget, sooner than later ...

Canada’s Prime Minister and Premiers met in June 2025 to strengthen the national economy by cutting interprovincial trade barriers, improving labour mobility, and streamlining project approvals. These ...

Toronto, June 18, 2025 – The summer tourism season is here, and 58% of small business owners are concerned the U.S.-Canada trade dispute will be disruptive, says the Canadian Federation of Independent ...