PolitiKit

Budget: Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.

Oppose the government's luxury tax on new boats over $250,000.

Support for the transformation of the forest sector, including any impact on current or future regulations or policy initiatives. .

Tracking bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, to ensure forest sector views are understood and reflected accordingly. .

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 small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) overall and for specific sectors.

Monitor the Canadian Free Trade Agreement as it pertains to interprovincial direct-to-consumers shipping of Canadian wine

Monitor the Excise Tax Act as it pertains to tax issues affecting the Canadian wine industry

Promoting the adoption of recommendations made by the Senate Special Committee on the Charitable Sector.

Engaging Parliamentarians and government officials regarding labour issues facing workers at Canada's West coast grain terminals.

Renewable Energy: Role of electrification to achieve GHG reductions (how to get to net zero by 2050) and increased renewable energy, opportunity to advance reconciliation through renewable energy, opportunity leverage renewable energy to achieve a just coal transition, challenges/market barriers to bringing projects to market. The values and added benefits that strategically developed renewable energy projects can offer. Incentive programs to accelerate GHG reductions and benefits of renewable energy strategy.

CFIB supports lower EI rates for small business employers and encourages the adoption of EI training credit for new employees.

Lobbying to reduce Red Tape and improve government customer service. This includes providing input for the consultations on the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill.

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.

Arrange meetings to discuss regulation and red tape impacting convenience stores, including internal trade barriers.

Arrange meetings to discuss the impact of contraband and illicit tobacco on community safety and convenience stores, highlighting lost government revenues if left unaddressed.

Work to ensure that the income tax act does not put insurance companies at a competitive disadvantage.

Square Canada, Inc. seeks to collaborate with policymakers and Canada’s financial services industry to think beyond what’s established and help remove barriers that keep people from having equal access.

Discussions and feedback regarding regulatory efficiency, including environmental assessments, the federal carbon charge, the Clean Fuel Standard, methane regulations, Clean Electricity Regulations, and the output-based pricing system.

Discussions regarding climate policies and initiatives, including the federal carbon charge, the Clean Fuel Standard, methane regulations, and the output-based pricing system, as well as policy supports for innovations that reduce greenhouse gas emissions (including Renewable Natural Gas, Compressed Natural Gas, CCUS, hydrogen and power-to-gas).

Discussions regarding market access for energy products, maintaining the integrated North American energy market, Canada-U.S. trade and cross-border issues and Canadian energy exports to other jurisdictions.

Discussions regarding policy developments on Indigenous engagement, consultation and economic inclusion.

Discussions regarding the safe and reliable operation of Enbridge’s liquids pipelines, natural gas pipelines, and utilities and power assets.

Discussions regarding projects, expansions, optimizations, and changes to tolling arrangements relating to Enbridge’s liquids pipelines, natural gas pipelines, and utilities and power assets.

Engage the government of Canada in conversations regarding the development and implementation of the Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit