Etiket: CFIB
CFIB Report | The labor shortage cost SMEs 38 billion in 2022
(Toronto) Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) lost more than $38 billion in revenue opportunities last year due to labor shortages, according to estimates from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business…
Minimum hourly wage at $20 | The CFIB denounces the suggestion of Québec solidaire
(Montreal) The idea of a minimum hourly wage of $20 raised by Québec solidaire (QS) during its conference last weekend is greeted with disapproval by a group of some 97,000…
Canada | CFIB Calls on Governments to Remove Internal Trade Barriers
(Toronto) A vast majority of Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) believe that the country’s governments should eliminate interprovincial trade barriers on goods like alcohol and meat, services and labour,…
Strike at the ARC | CFIB wants special legislation
(Montreal) The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) considers that the strike of some 35,000 workers at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has lasted long enough and is calling on…
CFIB Study | 8-day weeks for many small business owners
(Toronto) The average owner of a small or medium-sized business works the equivalent of an eight-day work week due to staff shortages, particularly in Western Canada, new research from the…
Minimum age to work set at 14: “We could shatter 90,000 dreams!”, deplores the CFIB
The 90,000 young people under the age of 14 who are currently working should be able to stay employed, estimates the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). • Read also:…
Labor shortage | Quebec needs 90,000 more immigrants by 2025, says CFIB
To fill one in five vacancies through immigration, as recommended by Quebec, 90,000 more immigrants would have to choose to settle in the regions by 2025. The challenge promises to…
Labor shortage | Regions need 18,000 more immigrants per year, says CFIB
(Montreal) The regions of Quebec have a deficit of 18,000 immigrants annually to meet their labor needs, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Posted at 4:01 p.m. Lia Levesque…
Deficit of 18,000 immigrants for regional labor needs, according to the CFIB
The regions of Quebec have an annual deficit of 18,000 immigrants to meet their labor needs, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. “In all regions, there is quite a…
CFIB Report | Canadian doctors spend 18.5 million hours on unnecessary paperwork
(Halifax) A new report released Monday by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business reveals that Canadian physicians spend 18.5 million hours a year on unnecessary paperwork. Updated yesterday at 10:15…
COVID sick leave: a possible burden for SMEs, believes CFIB
Many unions are calling on the Quebec government to create a bank of 10-day COVID-19 sick leave for people who cannot telework. However, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)…
Business bankruptcies are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’, says CFIB
(Toronto) Business bankruptcies are on the rise in Canada and more and more small businesses are at risk of closing, according to a group of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).…
CFIB criticizes minimum wage hike coming into effect on Sunday
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) says the 5.56% hike in Quebec’s minimum wage that will take effect on Sunday will have a significant negative impact on the businesses…
Compulsory vaccination of truckers | CFIB asks Ottawa to back down
(Toronto) Canada’s largest association of small and medium-sized businesses is urging the federal government to reverse its policy barring unvaccinated truckers from entering Canada. Posted at 12:23 p.m. The Canadian…