CFIB Prince Edward Island

Frédéric Gionet. Director Atlantic | @CFIBAtlantic | In business for your business / En affaires pour vos affaires

[CFIB News @CFIBNews]

JUST IN: After weeks of raising expectations among small business owners, today’s #federalbudget is a big letdown, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (#CFIB). 🔗 Read More:
https://t.co/vWCm1bIYP1

[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.

[CFIB Prince Edward Island @cfibpe]

It’s municipal election day in PEI! Municipal decisions matter for small businesses: fair property taxes, less red tape and support for local growth.

Get out and vote today! #PEI

Our research: https://t.co/Tig0wyYtk5

[CFIB Prince Edward Island @cfibpe]

The U.S. trade war is hitting small businesses unevenly across Canada. New CFIB research finds:

- 47% report declining profits,
- while 20% have delayed or cancelled investments.

Small businesses need lower taxes and operating costs.

https://t.co/IPa1fQ0TvE

[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]

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#ProudlyCanadian #KeepYourLoonieLocal

[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 Prince Edward Island @cfibpe]

Same value. Higher property taxes. Just for being a business.

Ahead of PEI’s Nov. 2 municipal elections, CFIB is calling on candidates to commit to a five-year plan for equal property tax rates.

https://t.co/uKm2JFEm5X

Sign our petition #PEIpoli

[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

[CFIB Prince Edward Island @cfibpe]

CFIB forecasts GDP growth slowing from 2.0% in Q3 to 1.4% in Q4.

Tariffs, high fuel costs and weak demand are squeezing small businesses, leaving little room to absorb more costs.

Read more: https://t.co/krpURKjyoF

[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

[CFIB Prince Edward Island @cfibpe]

PEI’s minimum wage rises to $17.30/hour today—the highest in Atlantic Canada...with another increase to $17.60 already scheduled for April 2027.

CFIB is calling for a predictable, transparent “set-and-forget” formula tied to actual wage growth in PEI.

Read our statement: https://t.co/uHwyyUFKgu

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

My ipolitics column on proposed changes to the federal labour code: Small businesses shouldn’t be bargaining chips in federal labour disputes  https://t.co/WBEAKzLK1P