Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) / Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI)
Registration:
31
of
101
(2011-08-15
to
2011-10-01)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Producer Bill of Rights discussion and impact on Small and medium enterprises (SME)
- Goods and Services Tax/ Harmonized Sales Tax Administration with regards to Transitional Rules, Out of Province Sales Rules, Point-of-Sale Rebate , and fillings.
- PIPEDA and its effects on SMEs
- To minimize the paper burden impact of Bill C-36 (Consumer Product Safety Act) on SMEs.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Retirement Income Policies, and proposed Canada Pension Plan increases. CFIB is against mandatory increases in Canada Pension Plan, and has provided alternative approaches.
Policies or Program
- Advocating for the creation of the Advisory committee on small business and entrepreneurship
- CRA Automobile Expense Deduction - CFIB supports the simplification of this measure
- CRA Taxpayer Fairness Code with regards to Customer Service standards
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) provides input on Digital Economy Strategy consultation
- Credit Card Code of Conduct implementation and monitoring
- Employment Insurance (EI) -expressing concern about rate increases starting in 2011, pushing for EI credit for employers.
- Promoting results of CFIB Agriculture survey and encouraging review of CFIA operations and the AgriStability program.
- Proposed 2011 as 'the Year of the Entrepreneur' and activities to go along with this idea.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and Immigration Policy
Regulation
- Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and the Unites States
- Fairness for intellectual property rights in seismic industry