Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and other countries (CAN-US tariffs, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement) and improving services offered to them.Read more
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) overall and for specific sectors.
Catherine Demers · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister |, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Jennifer Luftallah · Vice-President, Commercial and Trade Branch |, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Andrea Stoppa · Director of Parliamentary Officers, House of Commons
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William Morrison · Legislative Assistant |, House of Commons
Julie Vignola · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Mira Karshan · Senior Trade Policy Officer |, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
James Auer · Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor |, Senate of Canada
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) overall and for specific sectors.Read more
Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and other countries (CAN-US tariffs, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement) and improving services offered to them.
Lobbying to reduce Red Tape by focusing on removing interprovincial trade barriers, facilitating labour mobility and improving government customer service. This includes providing input for the consultations on the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill.
Paul MacKinnon · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Linda Nguyen · Chief of Staff, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Robert Ianiro · Vice-President, Policy and Programs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Sharing survey results on improving CFIA customer service to encourage the review of their operations to better meet the needs of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) - reducing red tape and facilitating food mobility within Canada.Read more
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) overall and for specific sectors.
Sony Perron · Sous-ministre |, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) overall and for specific sectors.Read more
Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and other countries (CAN-US tariffs, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement) and improving services offered to them.
François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Soraya Martinez Ferrada · Minister of Tourism, Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and other countries (CAN-US tariffs, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement) and improving services offered to them.Read more
Ginette Petitpas Taylor · President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Lobbying to reduce Red Tape by focusing on removing interprovincial trade barriers, facilitating labour mobility and improving government customer service. This includes providing input for the consultations on the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill.Read more
Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and other countries (CAN-US tariffs, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement) and improving services offered to them.
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) overall and for specific sectors.
Lobbying to reduce Red Tape and improve government customer service. This includes providing input for the consultations on the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill.Read more
Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and other countries and improving services for SMEs.
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.
Simon Laberge · Regional Advisor, Minister's Office, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.Read more
Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to ensure fair access to the temporary foreign workers, reduction of red tape, more pathways to permanent residency for temporary foreign workers at all skills levels and overall, ensuring future immigration better aligns with labour market needs.
Lobbying to reduce Red Tape and improve government customer service. This includes providing input for the consultations on the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill.Read more
Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and other countries and improving services for SMEs.
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.
Diane Lebouthillier · Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Nick Penner · Operations Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Daniel Jennings · Special Assistant - Parliamentary Affairs, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Retirement Income Policies, and proposed Canada Pension Plan increases. CFIB is against mandatory increases in Canada Pension Plan, and has provided alternative approaches. CFIB has also shared recommendations to reduce disincentives to work for older workers.Read more
CFIB is advocating for the return of the amount promised to small businesses as part of the carbon rebate and seeks to eliminate the carbon tax in the future.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shares its suggestions for Budget 2025 focusing on: reducing Employment Insurance premiums for small businesses; reducing taxes, red tape and barriers to internal trade; and revisiting the proposed capital gains tax changes.
CFIB supports lower EI rates for small business employers and encourages the adoption of EI training credit for new employees.
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shares its suggestions for Budget 2025 focusing on: reducing Employment Insurance premiums for small businesses; reducing taxes, red tape and barriers to internal trade; and revisiting the proposed capital gains tax changes.Read more
CFIB supports lower EI rates for small business employers and encourages the adoption of EI training credit for new employees.
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.
Retirement Income Policies, and proposed Canada Pension Plan increases. CFIB is against mandatory increases in Canada Pension Plan, and has provided alternative approaches. CFIB has also shared recommendations to reduce disincentives to work for older workers.
CFIB is advocating for the return of the amount promised to small businesses as part of the carbon rebate and seeks to eliminate the carbon tax in the future.
Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and other countries and improving services for SMEs.
Leila Dance · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Lobbying to reduce Red Tape and improve government customer service. This includes providing input for the consultations on the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill.Read more
CFIB is advocating for the return of the amount promised to small businesses as part of the carbon rebate and seeks to eliminate the carbon tax in the future.
Retirement Income Policies, and proposed Canada Pension Plan increases. CFIB is against mandatory increases in Canada Pension Plan, and has provided alternative approaches. CFIB has also shared recommendations to reduce disincentives to work for older workers.
CFIB supports lower EI rates for small business employers and encourages the adoption of EI training credit for new employees.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shares its suggestions for Budget 2025 focusing on: reducing Employment Insurance premiums for small businesses; reducing taxes, red tape and barriers to internal trade; and revisiting the proposed capital gains tax changes.
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.
Jerome Côté · Director of Policy, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Promoting reforms to the Competition Act that will ensure small businesses have an equitable opportunity to compete in today’s economy, especially as SMEs have noted an increase in large corporate giants within Canada. Shipping costs pose a significant barrier for small business, as such we continue to advocate for favourable shipping rates with carriers (including the cost of shipping along with better service levels and addressing the work stoppage at Canada Post).Read more
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.
Presenting the views of small business owners based on our survey data to the Canada Revenue Agency to share ways of improving customer service interactions with SMEs and suggest ways to ease the tax burden on small business owners as well as increase accountability within the agency.
Promoting reforms to the Competition Act that will ensure small businesses have an equitable opportunity to compete in today’s economy, especially as SMEs have noted an increase in large corporate giants within Canada. Shipping costs pose a significant barrier for small business, as such we continue to advocate for favourable shipping rates with carriers (including the cost of shipping along with better service levels and addressing the work stoppage at Canada Post).Read more
Sharing small businesses' views on Labour Code changes, impact on small businesses including C-58 and the need to ensure the fluidity of the supply chain.
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.
Etienne-Rene Massie · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
CFIB supports lower EI rates for small business employers and encourages the adoption of EI training credit for new employees.Read more
CFIB is advocating for the return of the amount promised to small businesses as part of the carbon rebate and seeks to eliminate the carbon tax in the future.
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.
Retirement Income Policies, and proposed Canada Pension Plan increases. CFIB is against mandatory increases in Canada Pension Plan, and has provided alternative approaches. CFIB has also shared recommendations to reduce disincentives to work for older workers.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shares its suggestions for Budget 2025 focusing on: reducing Employment Insurance premiums for small businesses; reducing taxes, red tape and barriers to internal trade; and revisiting the proposed capital gains tax changes.
Iyad Kaghad · Policy Advisor | Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Mariia Rudenko · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
Retirement Income Policies, and proposed Canada Pension Plan increases. CFIB is against mandatory increases in Canada Pension Plan, and has provided alternative approaches. CFIB has also shared recommendations to reduce disincentives to work for older workers.Read more
CFIB is advocating for the return of the amount promised to small businesses as part of the carbon rebate and seeks to eliminate the carbon tax in the future.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shares its suggestions for Budget 2025 focusing on: reducing Employment Insurance premiums for small businesses; reducing taxes, red tape and barriers to internal trade; and revisiting the proposed capital gains tax changes.
CFIB supports lower EI rates for small business employers and encourages the adoption of EI training credit for new employees.
Sharing small businesses' views on Labour Code changes, impact on small businesses including C-58 and the need to ensure the fluidity of the supply chain.Read more
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.
Lobbying to reduce Red Tape and improve government customer service. This includes providing input for the consultations on the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill.Read more
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.
Promoting reforms to the Competition Act that will ensure small businesses have an equitable opportunity to compete in today’s economy, especially as SMEs have noted an increase in large corporate giants within Canada. Shipping costs pose a significant barrier for small business, as such we continue to advocate for favourable shipping rates with carriers (including the cost of shipping along with better service levels and addressing the work stoppage at Canada Post).Read more
Sharing small businesses' views on Labour Code changes, impact on small businesses including C-58 and the need to ensure the fluidity of the supply chain.
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.Read more
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shares its suggestions for Budget 2025 focusing on: reducing Employment Insurance premiums for small businesses; reducing taxes, red tape and barriers to internal trade; and revisiting the proposed capital gains tax changes.
CFIB supports lower EI rates for small business employers and encourages the adoption of EI training credit for new employees.
Retirement Income Policies, and proposed Canada Pension Plan increases. CFIB is against mandatory increases in Canada Pension Plan, and has provided alternative approaches. CFIB has also shared recommendations to reduce disincentives to work for older workers.
CFIB is advocating for the return of the amount promised to small businesses as part of the carbon rebate and seeks to eliminate the carbon tax in the future.
Leah Taylor Roy · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.Read more
CFIB supports lower EI rates for small business employers and encourages the adoption of EI training credit for new employees.
CFIB is advocating for the return of the amount promised to small businesses as part of the carbon rebate and seeks to eliminate the carbon tax in the future.
Lobbying to reduce Red Tape and improve government customer service. This includes providing input for the consultations on the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill.
Retirement Income Policies, and proposed Canada Pension Plan increases. CFIB is against mandatory increases in Canada Pension Plan, and has provided alternative approaches. CFIB has also shared recommendations to reduce disincentives to work for older workers.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shares its suggestions for Budget 2025 focusing on: reducing Employment Insurance premiums for small businesses; reducing taxes, red tape and barriers to internal trade; and revisiting the proposed capital gains tax changes.
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.Read more
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shares its suggestions for Budget 2025 focusing on: reducing Employment Insurance premiums for small businesses; reducing taxes, red tape and barriers to internal trade; and revisiting the proposed capital gains tax changes.
Jerome Côté · Director of Policy, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of SMEs overall and for specific sectors.Read more
Goods and Services Tax/ Harmonized Sales Tax Administration with regards to Transitional Rules, Out of Province Sales Rules, Point-of-Sale Rebate , and fillings.
Presenting the views of small business owners based on our survey data to the Canada Revenue Agency to share ways of improving customer service interactions with SMEs and suggest ways to ease the tax burden on small business owners as well as increase accountability within the agency.
From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026.
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