Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Budget
- Internal Trade
- International Trade
- Economic Development
- Regional Development
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Immigration
- Taxation and Finance
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Financial Institutions
- Government Procurement
- Pensions
- Small Business
- Intellectual Property
- Constitutional Issues
- Consumer Issues
- Health
- Science and Technology
- Telecommunications
- Tourism
- Transportation
- Labour
- Privacy and Access to Information
Subject Matter Details
Politique ou Programme
- 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.
Politique ou Programme, Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
- Retirement Income Policies, and proposed Canada Pension Plan increases. CFIB is against mandatory increases in Canada Pension Plan, and has provided alternative approaches.
Politique ou Programme, Règlement
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and Immigration Policy
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
- 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.
Règlement
- 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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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
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Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
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Bank of Canada
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Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO)
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q])
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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House of Commons
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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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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Canadian Wheat Board (CWB)
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Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
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Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
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Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB)
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Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
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Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Industry Canada
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Grain Transportation Agency (GTA)
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National Energy Board (NEB)
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Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Health Canada (HC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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