CFIB Newfoundland and Labrador

Jonathan P. Galgay | Director of Legislative Affairs | In business for your business / En affaires pour vos affaires

[CFIB News @CFIBNews]

For #RemembranceDay, we pay tribute to our courageous Canadian heroes who sacrificed so much for our freedom. 🙏    

Their bravery helped shape the Canada of today. #LestWeForget

[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 Newfoundland and Labrador @CFIBNL]

2026 federal budget is mega disappointing for Canadian small businesses https://t.co/idPHY6eof4

[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

[CFIB Newfoundland and Labrador @CFIBNL]

Great meeting today with NL Finance Minister Craig Pardy. We discussed the challenges facing small businesses across Newfoundland and Labrador, especially the 15% sales tax on insurance.

Removing this tax must remain a priority for government. Small firms are counting on relief.

[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.

[CFIB-FCEI Ottawa @cfibNational]

🇨🇦🇺🇸 88% of small business owners want Canada-US trade negotiations to resume as soon as possible.

In a recent letter to the PM, @CFIB urges @MarkJCarney government to return to the negotiating table and provide accessible tariff relief before lasting damage is done.

#CdnPoli🍁

[CFIB Newfoundland and Labrador @CFIBNL]

Great meeting today with Premier Tony Wakeham and Lloyd Parrott, Minister of Red Tape Reduction, alongside CFIB Vice-President, Advocacy Corinne Pohlmann.

We shared what Newfoundland and Labrador small business owners are telling us matters most:

• Eliminating the 15% retail sales tax on insurance, a cost that hits small firms year after year
• Continued progress on red tape reduction, so owners spend less time on paperwork and more time running their businesses
• Construction mitigation legislation to support businesses hurt by long-term roadwork and infrastructure projects

Thank you to the Premier and Minister for the productive conversation. We look forward to continuing to work together on behalf of NL's small businesses

[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.

[CFIB Newfoundland and Labrador @CFIBNL]

I was pleased to speak today at the launch of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s province-wide consultations on red tape reduction.

This marks a significant achievement for CFIB and its members, who have long called on the province to make red tape reduction a priority. The establishment of a dedicated Red Tape Reduction Office, the appointment of a standalone minister and the introduction of Bill 23 in the House of Assembly show a clear commitment, as does the government’s goal of moving from an F to an A on CFIB’s annual Red Tape Report Card.

CFIB looks forward to continued collaboration with government to deliver meaningful results for small businesses across the province.

[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.

[CFIB News @CFIBNews]

Jonathan Galgay, Director of Legislative Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Newfoundland and Labrador, issued the following statement in response to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador tabling the Regulatory Improvement and Efficiency Act:
https://t.co/JOY19NFpsC
@CFIBNL

[CFIB Newfoundland and Labrador @CFIBNL]

CFIB statement on Newfoundland and Labrador’s Regulatory Improvement and Efficiency Act https://t.co/YJ7Itm3nVD

[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.
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[CFIB Newfoundland and Labrador @CFIBNL]

Insurance shouldn't cost more just because your business is in NL.

At 15%, small businesses here pay Canada's highest retail sales tax on insurance premiums. NB, PEI, NS, AB and BC charge none.

We're calling on the provincial government to eliminate it!

[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 Newfoundland and Labrador @CFIBNL]

Passing the Torch: Small Business Succession in Canada https://t.co/0g8OEhNCgq

[CFIB Newfoundland and Labrador @CFIBNL]

As the fall sitting of the House of Assembly begins on October 26, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is highlighting both the progress achieved this year and the work that remains to keep Newfoundland and Labrador competitive for small businesses. 

Small businesses look to fall sitting for legislative action and cost relief https://t.co/d7QmnNEyOI

[CFIB Newfoundland and Labrador @CFIBNL]

CFIB statement on federal Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Competitiveness and Red Tape Reduction https://t.co/7uoeIqy0Wg