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CFIB Business Barometer: Small business confidence remains steady in January

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More businesses reported struggling with tax and regulatory costs (70%), followed by insurance (69%) and wage costs (62%).
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Small businesses must be top priority as MPs return to Ottawa: CFIB

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“2025 was a rollercoaster for small businesses."
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Canadian economy to grow in Q1 2026: CFIB

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CFIB’s estimates and forecasts in partnership with AppEco suggest the Canadian economy grew by 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025 and is expected to grow by 3.4% in Q1 2026.
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600,000 small businesses to receive $623 million in final carbon tax rebate starting today: CFIB

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Rebates will be based on the number of T4s issued by an employer, and the Canada Revenue Agency will automatically issue the rebates to eligible businesses in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Small Business Saturday kicks off holiday shopping season: CFIB

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According to CFIB’s latest data, one third (33%) of small businesses count on the upcoming holiday sales.
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Optimism slowly coming back ahead of holiday season: CFIB

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The CFIB reports a boost in small business confidence to 55.5 index points. Learn what this means for the holiday season.
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$623 million to be returned to 600,000 small businesses in December in final carbon tax rebate: CFIB

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This will end the long battle against the consumer/small business carbon tax, says the CFIB.
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Interprovincial alcohol trade barriers keep small businesses bottled up: CFIB

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Outdated rules and complicated processes continue to block Canadian producers from reaching new markets.
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Struggling small businesses won’t find much help in the federal budget: CFIB

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Federal budget was a missed opportunity to provide meaningful tax relief to Canada’s employers.
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Canadian economy expected to see slow growth in Q3-Q4: CFIB

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CFIB's estimates suggest the Canadian economy grew by 0.8% in Q3 2025 and will continue growing at a slow pace of 0.2% in Q4
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CFIB releases new report challenging 5 myths around Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program

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The CFIB says there are dozens of legitimate reasons why small businesses use the program.
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Small business confidence creeps down in October as demand stays low: CFIB

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This indicator has been higher than its historical average for the past 24 consecutive months, says the CFIB.
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Nearly nine in 10 small businesses want reforms to Canada Post: CFIB

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Canada Post needs major reforms to make sure it becomes financially viable, says the CFIB.
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Canada Post risks losing nearly two-thirds of small business customers if the strike continues: CFIB

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According to CFIB data, 13% of small businesses have stopped using Canada Post since the last strike.
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Small business confidence creeps up in September: CFIB

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Tax and regulatory costs remain top of mind for 67% of small firms, followed by insurance costs (66%), says the CFIB.
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Nearly 1 in 5 small businesses dealing with tariff costs won’t last more than 6 months if nothing changes: CFIB

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CFIB said its data shows that the trade war is squeezing small businesses on every front.
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Hike in U.S. tariffs will harm small businesses in Canada

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CFIB is calling on government to release the billions that have been collected by Canada’s retaliatory tariffs
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Small Canadian exporters are covering cost of U.S. tariffs: CFIB

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CFIB said it sent a letter to the federal government, urging it to consider several options to providing financial relief to businesses.
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Nearly 2 in 3 small businesses may permanently drop Canada Post if strike resumes following vote: CFIB

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Four in five businesses still use Canada Post, according to the CFIB
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Canada’s internal trade barriers finally coming down: CFIB (Video)

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The CFIB is Canada's largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 100,000 members across every industry and region.
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This Canada Day, shop local: CFIB

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New CFIB data shows that since the start of the trade war, nearly four in ten (39%) small businesses have seen increased sales of Canadian/locally made products – especially in the retail (44%), hospitality (43%) and wholesale (41%) sectors.
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Only 21% of Canadian small businesses report strong economic health: CFIB

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CFIB said its special release on tourism shows that long-term optimism among tourism businesses sits at pandemic-era levels
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Small businesses worry about U.S.-Canada trade war impact: CFIB

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New data from CFIB found that 37% of those surveyed noticed changes in tourists’ behaviour.
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Shortage of applicants, mismatched job expectations among key hiring challenges for small businesses: CFIB

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The CFIB is Canada’s largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 100,000 members across every industry and region.
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CFIB May Business Barometer: Small business confidence goes up, price plans go down 

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“The optimism glass is not even half-full, it’s still fairly empty," says the CFIB.
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