Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal walked off the job early Sunday for a one-day strike aimed at putting pressure on their employer amid difficult contract talks. The union representing nearly 1,200 longshore workers at the country’s second biggest port served notice Thursday for a complete work stoppage from 7 a.m. Sunday until Monday morning. […]

A coalition of business groups is calling on the federal government to prevent a work stoppage at Canada’s two biggest railways. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on contract talks with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. […]

Roughly 200,000 small businesses took on new debt to access the forgivable portion of their pandemic relief loans from the federal government, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday. Many businesses took private bank loans with high interest rates to pay back enough of their Canada Emergency Business Account loans to qualify for partial […]

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)says more small businesses have been able to reopen their doors after being forced to close because of COVID-19. As provinces begin reopening more parts of their economies during the pandemic, a CFIB survey shows that 51 per cent of small business owners in Saskatchewan that responded have opened […]

Small businesses across the province are struggling to find ways to pay rent for the month of May with no revenue coming in due to COVID-19. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is pushing for more support from governments to help business owners keep their heads above water during the pandemic. Despite the federal government stepping […]

Small businesses in Saskatchewan and across the country are suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Results from a survey conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) suggest a full 60 per cent of small companies, or 55 per cent in Saskatchewan, have dealt with a significant drop in sales. Almost 11,000 small business owners participated […]

A growing number of business and labour groups are urging the federal Liberals to up their promised wage subsidy to help companies hit hard by COVID-19 keep people on their payrolls. The latest salvo came from the United Steelworkers union on Tuesday morning, around the same time the Canadian Federation of Independent Business panned the […]

Saskatchewan has earned another “A” grade on the Red Tape Report Card. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business said the province continues to make red tape reduction a top priority, which is why the province earned its second consecutive “A” grade. CFIB’s Marilyn Braun-Pollon said Saskatchewan really has all the ingredients to always have a […]

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is highlighting the problems arising from unnecessary government regulations for an 11th straight year. Red-Tape Awareness Weeks begins Monday with the nominees for the most ridiculous examples of red-tape. The winner the Paperweight Award will be announced Friday. Prairie Senior Policy Analyst Jennifer Henshaw says there has been a […]

Optimism among small business owners in Saskatchewan bumped up a bit in August. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says the monthly Business Barometer sneaked up 1.1 points to an index of 55.4. Still, that is 5 points behind the national average. Marilyn Braun-Pollon, Vice-President Prairie and Agri-business says Saskatchewan’s index is still 10 points […]