Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Budget
- Constitutional Issues
- Consumer Issues
- Economic Development
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Government Procurement
- Health
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Trade
- Labour
- Pensions
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Regional Development
- Science and Technology
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
- Tourism
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
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
- CFIB is the Co-Chair on the Business Simplification and Service Stratgey working group through CBSA, lobbying for fairness and simplification for SMEs.
- 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 budget 2012 suggestions focusing on not increasing payroll taxes, addressing the inequity between public and private sector pensions, and reducing red tape.
- 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
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Bank of Canada
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Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB)
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Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
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Canadian Wheat Board (CWB)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
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Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
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Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q])
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Grain Transportation Agency (GTA)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
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Industry Canada
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National Energy Board (NEB)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO)
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Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
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Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB)
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Government institutions added through a monthly communication report
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
FOUNDED IN 1971, CFIB IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-PARTISAN BUSINESS ORGANIZATION WHICH EXISTS TO PROMOTE & PROTECT A SYSTEM OF FREE COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE, TO STRENGTHEN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE IN CANADA AND TO GIVE INDEPENDENT BUSINESS A GREATER VOICE IN DETERMINING THE LAWS THAT GOVERN BUSINESS AND THE NATION. IT IS THE LARGEST ORGANIZATION EXCLUSIVELY REPRESENTING THE SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS COMMUNITY ACROSS CANADA. THE FEDERATION IS UNIQUE AS A POLITICAL ACTION ORGANIZATION BECAUSE IT IS THE MEMBERSHIP THAT SETS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES & PRIORITIES BY REFERENDUM & CENSUS. IT IS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF ONE MEMBER- ONE VOTE. ANALYSIS OF THE VOTE RESULTS AND THE IMPLICATIONS LEAD TO A FORMAL CFIB POSITION ON AN ISSUE.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
CATHERINE SWIFT,
PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHAIR WOMAN
Organization's membership or classes of membership
EACH MEMBER OF CFIB IS A CANADIAN BASED OWNER OPERATOR OF AN INDEPENDENT (I.E. NON-PUBLICLY TRADED) BUSINESS. VIRTUALLY ALL SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY ARE REPRESENTED -- FROM AGRICULTURE, RETAIL AND MANUFACTURING TO THE CONSTRUCTION, TRANSPORT, FINANCIAL, PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE SECTORS. THE MAXIMUM FEE THAT CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR A FULL YEAR'S VOTING MEMBERSHIP IS $2,000. ALL MEMBERS QUALIFY FOR THE SAME PRIVILEGES REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
401 - 4141 YONGE STREET
TORONTO, ON M2P 2A6
Canada
Telephone number:
416-222-8022
Fax number:
416-222-4337
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Dan Aiken,
Junior Policy Analyst |
No public offices held
- ANDREEA BOURGEOIS,
Director, Provincial Affairs |
Public offices held
- MARILYN BRAUN-POLLON,
Vice-President, Prairie and Agri-Business |
Public offices held
- DOUG BRUCE,
Vice-President, Research |
Public offices held
- JANINE Carmichael,
Director, Provincial Affairs, Manitoba |
Public offices held
- SATINDER CHERA,
Vice-President, Ontario |
No public offices held
- GENEVIEVE COUPAL,
MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
No public offices held
- Amelia DeMarco,
Research Analyst |
No public offices held
- RICHARD DUNN,
Policy Analyst |
No public offices held
- Richard Fahey,
Senior Vice-President, Strategic Development |
No public offices held
- JULIE FERRON,
MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
No public offices held
- Linnet Forand,
National Coordinator |
No public offices held
- NANCY FORSYTH,
MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
No public offices held
- Simon Gaudreault,
Economist |
No public offices held
- MELANIE GAUTHIER,
MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
No public offices held
- BRADLEY GEORGE,
DIRECTOR, PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS |
No public offices held
- Daniel Girard,
Business Counsellor |
No public offices held
- BRIEN GRAY,
Executive Vice-President |
Public offices held
- LEANNE HACHEY,
Vice-President, Atlantic Canada |
Public offices held
- Martine Hébert,
Vice-President, Québec |
No public offices held
- JUDITH HINDY,
MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
No public offices held
- LAURA JONES,
Senior Vice-President, Research, Economics and Western Canada |
No public offices held
- DANIEL KELLY,
Senior Vice-President, Legislative Affairs and Communications |
No public offices held
- Ben Kolisnyk,
Policy Analyst |
No public offices held
- Shachi Kurl,
director of provincial affairs |
No public offices held
- Virginia Labbie,
Policy Analyst, Agri-Business |
No public offices held
- Gisele Lumsden,
Public Affairs Manager |
No public offices held
- Shannon Lussier,
Business Counsellor |
No public offices held
- EDWARD MALLETT,
Vice-President and Chief Economist |
No public offices held
- Erin McGrath-Gaudet,
Policy Analyst |
Public offices held
- NATHAN MEAN,
Director, Business Resources |
No public offices held
- Monique Moreau,
Policy Analyst of National Affairs |
No public offices held
- Markessie Moya,
Business Counsellor |
No public offices held
- NICOLE NASH,
MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
No public offices held
- Louis-Martin Parent,
Policy Analyst |
No public offices held
- PLAMEN PETKOV,
Director, Provincial Affairs, Ontario |
No public offices held
- THERESA PETRILLO,
MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
No public offices held
- CORINNE POHLMANN,
Vice-President NATIONAL AFFAIRS |
No public offices held
- Amber Ruddy,
Policy Analyst |
No public offices held
- Anne Scott,
Business Counsellor |
No public offices held
- Jessica Simmons,
Business Counsellor |
No public offices held
- JANICE STOROZUK,
MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
No public offices held
- CATHERINE SWIFT,
PRESIDENT, CEO & CHAIR PERSON |
Public offices held
- Nicole Troster,
Research Analyst |
No public offices held
- Richard Truscott,
Director, Provincial Affairs, Alberta |
No public offices held
- MARIE VAILLANT,
DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS |
Public offices held
- François Vincent,
Policy Analyst |
No public offices held
- Queenie Wong,
Research Analyst |
No public offices held
