CFIB Atlantic

Louis-Philippe Gauthier. Vice-President, Atlantic | @CFIB / @FCEI | In business for your business / En affaires pour vos affaires

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

Good to see the federal government adding some new flexibility for the Temporary Foreign Worker program, including allowing for a 2 year permit.

The program remains deeply scaled back, but these measures will help some employers in regions and sectors where Canadian workers are in short supply.

https://t.co/a6r3LUDY9c

[CFIB/FCEI Stats @CFIB_FCEI_Stats]

Waiting for the federal budget and hoping it delivers meaningful measures to reverse Canada’s entrepreneurial drought. The latest StatCan data show 6 consecutive quarters of net negative business creation.
Canada needs more entrepreneurs, not fewer. #Budget2026 #SmallBusiness

[CFIB-FCEI Ottawa @cfibNational]

It's #Budget2026 day! 🇨🇦

The @CFIB team is about to enter the federal budget lock-up to see whether @FP_Champagne's budget delivers for Canada's small businesses #SME.

Tax simplification, tariff relief, red tape reduction... We're keeping an eye on it all for you! #CdnPoli

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

I’m hoping the one of the takeaways from the US midterms is that the trade war with Canada did not help the administration in border states and the Midwest by exacerbating affordability issues.

In addition, I’m hoping the shift in the balance of power may help facilitate a positive and lasting deal. 87% of Canadian small businesses want Canada and the US to negotiate an agreement as quickly as possible.

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

With rumours that this week’s federal budget focused on small business and entrepreneurship, the big test will be whether government includes broad-based measures, like a reduction in the small business corporate tax rate.

Reducing small biz taxes or a payroll tax like EI would have far more positive impacts than the traditional approach of creating new funds or complicated grant and loan programs to shower support on a handful of well-connected companies.

After dozens of pre-budget meetings with Ministers and MPs with all parties, I’ll be in Ottawa on Thursday to review and comment on the budget.

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

Hi @MichelleRempel. As you likely know, this was testimony from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, with 103,000 small businesses as members.

The average CFIB member has 5-25 employees and pays us a membership fee of a few hundred dollars per year. And while most are indeed incorporated, your post is quite misleading.

[Simon Gaudreault @Sim_Gaudreault]

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Tax reform is back in the spotlight. And with rumours of a small business tax rate cut in the Nov. 5 federal budget, we're hearing a familiar argument again that I call “the mantra”:
A lower small business tax rate encourages firms to stay small, so it should be scrapped.
🧵

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

If true, these budget rumours would be a big deal for small business. CFIB has been pushing hard for a reduction in the small business corporate rate from 9 to 6%. In addition, for more than a decade, we've been calling for a lower rate of EI premiums for smaller payrolls. We've suggested smaller firms have their EI rate tied 1:1 with the employee rate, rather than the current 1.4 multiplier. Fingers crossed for Nov 5.

https://t.co/L9x96i6ZeI

[CFIB/FCEI Stats @CFIB_FCEI_Stats]

This morning, CFIB released its Q3 2026 edition of the Main Street Quarterly (in partnership with AppEco): our Chief Economist & VP Research, @Sim_Gaudreault, discuss some of the highlights below with Louis-Philippe Gauthier (@CFIBAtlantic).

Report: https://t.co/yu40uujkut

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

Visa lowers interchange fees for tens of thousands of small businesses, but new credit card fees are on the horizon https://t.co/GQYrCKE3Z1

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

Thanks to Industry @ISED_CA Minister @melaniejoly for joining CFIB’s Board of Governors at our fall meeting in Montreal. It was good to catch up on the impact of the trade war on small business in advance of the fall budget.

[CFIB News @CFIBNews]

📊 Only 7% of small businesses plan to grow or diversify significantly over the next 12 months, according to the latest research from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Read More:
https://t.co/Rg1zMd2IbI

[CFIB News @CFIBNews]

It’s finally time for the Federal government to lower the small business tax rate (SBTR).

Here’s Corinne Pohlmann, Executive Vice-President, Advocacy, on how a cut to the SBTR will help Canadian small businesses survive recent instability.

Learn more about CFIB’s recommendations and add your voice by signing our petition: https://t.co/70Rm7QVblq

#CFIBSince1971 #SmallBusiness #SmallBusinessSupport #CanadianSmallBusiness

[The Laker News - Pat Healey 🇨🇦 @ReprtrPatHealey]

. @CFIBAtlantic: Statement on Nova Scotia's minimum wage increase #Halifax #FallRiverNS #EastHants

https://t.co/CO8CfGf5O9

[CFIB/FCEI Stats @CFIB_FCEI_Stats]

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Small business confidence dropped severely in September both long-term and short-term. The weakness was widespread, impacting nearly all sectors and provinces.

[CFIB News @CFIBNews]

🚨 CFIB statement on Canada Labour Code reforms:
https://t.co/BY7K6AtyOp

[CFIB Atlantic @CFIBAtlantic]

One in five small business owners describe their business as “weak” or “critical” as parliament returns

https://t.co/3IIDMA5AaW

[CFIB Atlantic @CFIBAtlantic]

NEW: Atlantic Canada Commercial Property Tax Report!

Learn about rates, fairness, and the effect on small business

🚨Commercial properties face municipal tax rates much higher than residential properties of equal value

Nova Scotia ➡️ 146%
Prince Edward Island➡️142%
New Brunswick➡️67%
Newfoundland and Labrador➡️55%

Read here 👇 https://t.co/7QNc6qlOCd

[CFIB-FCEI Ottawa @cfibNational]

Expanding immediate expensing and making it permanent has been a long-standing CFIB ask. The productivity mega-deduction permanent doesn't yet cover all investments, but this will help many businesses invest, grow and improve productivity.

https://t.co/Xa2w81XMj1

[CFIB News @CFIBNews]

Local policies can make a big difference to the cost and complexity of running a small business. CFIB’s new Municipal Report Card grades 66 municipalities across Canada on cost and regulatory burdens, as well as small business friendliness.

📊 See who’s getting it right and what can be improved: https://t.co/5bvg2aSDPo

#SmallBusiness #CFIBadvocacy #MunicipalPolicy