Registry of Lobbyists
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Immigration, Labour
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Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to ensure fair access to the temporary foreign workers, reduction of red tape, more pathways to permanent residency for temporary foreign workers at all skills levels and overall, ensuring future immigration better aligns with labour market needs.
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Policies or Program, Regulation
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Financial Institutions, Small Business
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Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to ensure they have fair access to the Federal programs (such as, CECRA, CEBA, CEWS, etc.) during and post- the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Policies or Program, Regulation
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International Trade
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Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and other countries and improving services for SMEs.
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Regulation
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Budget, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
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Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) provides budget 2024 suggestions focusing on:
Reducing taxes, red tape and barriers to internal trade. Addressing shortages of labour. Lowering Employment Insurance premiums for small businesses. Improving the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption (LCGE). Ensuring a balanced budget.
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Agriculture, Industry
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Inspection Modernization Plan discussion and participating in the Review for Safe Food for Canadians Act to take into consideration the impact on Small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Government Procurement, Small Business
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CFIB advocates for simplification to the federal procurement process on behalf of SMEs
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Policies or Program
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Consumer Issues, Health, Industry, Small Business
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CFIB continues to monitor the effects of the Consumer Product Safety Act on SMEs and other issues raised related to the mandate of Health Canada. We also continue to monitor customer service interactions between our members and Health Canada. Any issues are raised with officials.
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Policies or Program, Regulation
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Energy, Environment, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
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CFIB is advocating for the return of the $2.5 billion owed to small businesses in carbon tax revenue and seeks to ensure that the rebates are meaningful for the smallest businesses.
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Policies or Program
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Employment and Training, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
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CFIB supports lower EI rates for small business employers and encourages the adoption of EI training credit for new employees.
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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Employment and Training, Labour
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CFIB supports the principle behind the Canada Jobs Grant but encourages flexibility in its implementation and consideration of SME needs, for example by supporting informal work place training.
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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Financial Institutions
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Expanding the Credit Card Code of Conduct to include mobile and electronic payment provisions. Ongoing monitoring of the effectiveness of the code. Sharing concerns about the availability of banking services / costs offered to SMEs (e.g. Access to open banking). Any issues are raised with officials.
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Policies or Program
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Taxation and Finance
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Goods and Services Tax/ Harmonized Sales Tax Administration with regards to Transitional Rules, Out of Province Sales Rules, Point-of-Sale Rebate , and fillings.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Internal Trade, Small Business
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Lobbying to reduce Red Tape and improve government customer service. This includes providing input for the consultations on the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill.
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Regulation, Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Telecommunications
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Monitoring the impacts of CRTC regulations on small business owners. Any issues are raised with officials.
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Regulation
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Telecommunications
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Monitoring the implementation of the Bill C-27, formerly known as Canadian Anti-Spam legislation and regulations, for its impacts on small businesses. Any issues are raised with officials.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Privacy and Access to Information
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Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and its effects on SMEs
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Consumer Issues, Taxation and Finance
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Presenting the views of small business owners based on our survey data to the Canada Revenue Agency to share ways of improving customer service interactions with SMEs and suggest ways to ease the tax burden on small business owners as well as increase accountability within the agency.
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Regulation
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Transportation
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Presenting the views of small business owners on infrastructure spending through member survey results, mandate votes and other CFIB research. Offering funding solutions and alternatives to government proposals on transit and infrastructure expansion.
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Policies or Program
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Industry
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Promoting reforms to the Competition Act that will ensure small businesses have an equitable opportunity to compete in today’s economy, especially as SMEs have noted an increase in large corporate giants within Canada. Shipping costs pose a significant barrier for small business, as such we continue to advocate for favourable shipping rates with carriers (including the cost of shipping with Canada Post).
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture
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Promoting results of CFIB Agriculture survey and encouraging review of CFIA operations to ensure it is meeting the needs of SMEs. Get C-234 passed without amendments.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
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Labour, Taxation and Finance
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Retirement Income Policies, and proposed Canada Pension Plan increases. CFIB is against mandatory increases in Canada Pension Plan, and has provided alternative approaches. CFIB has also shared recommendations to reduce disincentives to work for older workers.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Small Business
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Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.
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Policies or Program
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Labour, Small Business
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Sharing small businesses' views on Labour Code changes impact on small businesses including C-58 and the need to ensure the fluidity of the supply chain.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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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.
Daniel Kelly, PRESIDENT and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Address:
401 - 4141 YONGE STREET
TORONTO, ON M2P 2A6
Canada
Telephone number:
613-235-2373
Fax number:
613-235-4137