Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remain resilient and adaptable, but they are operating in an increasingly challenging environment marked by rising costs, regulatory complexity, labour ...

Toronto, April 27, 2026 – Canada’s economic foundation is crumbling as business closures in Canada have been outpacing new business starts for six consecutive quarters. With Canada facing an ...

Toronto, April 27, 2026 – Business closures in Ontario and Canada have outpaced new business starts for six consecutive quarters, threatening our economic foundation. Governments must act to reverse ...

Les importateurs officiels peuvent maintenant demander le remboursement des tarifs payés en vertu de l'IEEPA entre l4 février ...

Eligible importers of record now have a way to reclaim US tariffs paid under the IEEPA between February 4, 2025, and February ...

Canada is experiencing an entrepreneurial drought: a sustained period when business exits consistently outpace new business starts, leading to a shrinking entrepreneurial base and reduced confidence ...

Halifax, April 15, 2026 – More businesses in Canada have closed than opened for six consecutive quarters, and more than half (55%) of small business owners say they would not recommend starting a ...

Toronto, March 26, 2026 – On behalf of our 40,000 small business members in all sectors across the province, we applaud the Ontario government for listening and including in today’s budget a permanent ...

Alberta’s small business owners were hoping the provincial budget would recognize the real pressures they’ve been facing: rising costs, chronic labour challenges, and an increasingly uncertain ...

Ottawa, March 11, 2026 – More than 1.3 million work permits are set to expire by the end of 2026, threatening significant economic and labour challenges, warns the Canadian Federation of Independent ...

Small businesses across Canada spent much of 2025 navigating a tough and unpredictable economic environment. Escalating tariff pressures and persistent U.S.–Canada trade tensions, layered on top of ...

Canada’s internal trade barriers continue to create costly and inconsistent rules that make it harder for businesses to move goods, offer services, and employ workers across provinces and territories.