Registration - In-house Organization

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

• CFIB supports Private Members Bill C-317, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (labour organizations)
• 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.
• Lobbying to reduce Red Tape and improve government customer service in relation to the Red Tape Reduction Commission recommendations
• Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and its effects 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 advocates for simplification to the federal procurement process on behalf of SMEs
• 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 2013 suggestions focusing on: Taxes, reduce the small business tax rate and re-introduce the Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) rate for technology purchases. Red tape, implement Red Tape committee recommendations and reduce interprovincial barriers to trade. Shortage of labour, adapt programs to give businesses faster access to the workers they need when they need them. Employment Insurance, renew the EI Hiring Credit and freeze premiums. Pensions, implement Pooled Registered Pension Plan's (PRPP) consistently across provinces, and implement changes to public servant pension plans. No increased to the Canada Pension Plan premiums. Index Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption (LCGE) to inflation and improve access and simplify LCGE process. Balanca government budget. Improve the Credit Card Code of Conduct do better protect Small Businesses.
• 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.

Policies or Program, Regulation

• Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to ensure fair access to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. We are asking for a limit on any new application fees and create more pathways to permanent residency for temporary foreign workers at all skills levels
• Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) advocates for ease of use and reduction of red tape for small business using the 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

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

• Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
• Bank of Canada
• Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
• Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB)
• Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
• Canadian Heritage (PCH)
• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
• Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
• Canadian Wheat Board (CWB)
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
• Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
• Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q])
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
• Grain Transportation Agency (GTA)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
• Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
• Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
• Industry Canada
• National Energy Board (NEB)
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
• Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
• Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO)
• Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
• Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB)
• Public Works and Government Services Canada
• Senate of Canada
• Statistics Canada (StatCan)
• Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Address:
401 - 4141 YONGE STREET
TORONTO, ON  M2P 2A6
Canada

Telephone number: 613-235-2373
Fax number: 613-235-4137