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17.04.2023 / 14:07

CRA urged to extend tax deadline as looming strike a ‘threat’ to small business

Canada Revenue Agency workers over an ongoing labour dispute “poses a threat to small businesses,” an independent group has warned, calling for an extension of the tax deadline.The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) in a statement Monday urged the agency and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)-Union of Taxation Employees (UTE), which represents more than 35,000 CRA workers, to quickly reach an agreement.“The timing couldn’t be worse,” said Dan Kelly, CFIB president in the statement, arguing that a potential strike could create uncertainty for small businesses in the middle of tax season. Read more: Public service strike will start Wednesday if no deal reached by then Canadians have until May 1 to file their income tax and benefit returns.

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Ottawa mayor urges feds to bring workers back downtown to save local businesses

Ottawa has one of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates of any big city in the country, saying it’s safe for workers to return.“A healthy city must have a healthy core,” the mayor said in a statement. Year-end interview: Jim Watson defends his 3-term record as mayor of Ottawa Approximately 94 per cent of adults in Ottawa are fully vaccinated, and 98 per cent of the core public service has attested that they’ve received two shots of a COVID-19 vaccine.Even so, many public servants are still logging in from home.Business and government employees working from home have taken a huge bite out of small commercial enterprises, said Dan Kelly, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.The federation is one of several business groups that have also asked the government to send its workers back to the office.“So many (businesses) are related to serving office workers.

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Business group seeks clarity as Ontario meets 1st target for further easing restrictions

COVID-19 vaccine, meaning one of three conditions the province has set for moving beyond Step 3 of its reopening plan has been met.In light of the news, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business called on the province to communicate its plans for pandemic rules going forward and how it will respond if infections spike again.

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Business owner applies twice for Ontario COVID-19 grant with no response, $40K approved after Global News call

COVID-19 small business grants. “This is a bloody emergency and the government is taking its sweet time in providing support to businesses that have been shuttered for months on end,” said Dan Kelly, the president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

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Ontario businesses bristle at potential COVID-19 stay-at-home order extension

COVID-19 stay-at-home order, scheduled to expire on May 20, may be extended. The provincewide restrictions have forced businesses, like personal care services and most gymst, to stay closed.

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180,000 businesses could close their doors forever: CFIB

Ottawa has already spent $330 billion in COVID-19 relief measures but what should the Trudeau Liberals be doing in the upcoming budget to help vulnerable Canadians and businesses who are still just barely getting by? The West Block host Mercedes Stephenson puts that question to a pre-budget panel of experts: Dawn Desjardins, RBC’s deputy chief economist; Dan Kelly, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business; and Natalie Appleyard with Citizens for Public Justice.

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Canadian small businesses seeking overhaul to government relief programs

More than 200K small businesses could close permanently amid pandemic, CFIB says “We were put in a situation we had to take the money,” he says. “Our sales were cut in half, sometimes more.

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Small business group slams new Ontario COVID-19 retail restrictions

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has slammed new provincial lockdown rules in Ontario, saying they are unfair to small businesses.For the 28 days beginning this Thursday, Ontario’s non-essential retail stores can only open between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.

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One quarter of Canada’s small businesses report staff refusing to return to work: survey

Canada Emergency Response Benefit is playing a big part.Of those businesses who had employees turn them down, the top reasons cited included a preference to remain on the CERB (62 per cent), health concerns (47 per cent) and child-care challenges (27 per cent), according to the results of a weekly survey the Canadian Federation of Independent Business conducted of its membership between July 3 and July 6.“Staff have said, ‘I’m a little bit worried about coming back to work, I’ve got some child-care challenges, my bills are being paid by the CERB, so I’m just going to stick out on the CERB for the rest of the summer and give me a call in September,” Dan Kelly, president and CEO of the CFIB, said in an interview.“That’s a very typical

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Hospitality workers fearing long-term unemployment seek government action

Hospitality workers rally in Vancouver over concerns they will lose their jobs “We’re calling on various levels of government to be creative and to work with us, Unite Here, Canada, to avert long-term unemployment,” Robb said.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The Canadian Emergency Response Benefit is at the centre of the debate as employers recall workers who are concerned about the effects of the pandemic.Dan Kelly, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, said the benefit has “created a disincentive to return to work for some staff, especially in industries like hospitality.”The Hotel Association of Canada said the industry is eager to get as many workers back on the job as

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1 in 10 Canadian businesses may never recover from coronavirus, industry group says

novel coronavirus restrictions and reopening, but some Canadian business groups are concerned that many enterprises won’t be able to bounce back.“We’re hearing from our members directly that about 10 to 12 per cent of them have serious questions about whether they will ever reopen at this stage, that they are looking at this point to either winding down their businesses or potentially going bankrupt,” Canadian Federation of Independent Business president Dan Kelly said in an interview with Global News Ottawa Bureau Chief Mercedes Stephenson on Sunday’s episode of The West Block.“If you extrapolate that for the full economy, that means that we could have 100,000 businesses or more permanently closing their doors, leaving huge gaps on every

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Roy Green: The survival of small business owners should concern us all

The elderly Calgary garage owner broke down in tears repeatedly on air relating his deep concern over the very possible end to the entrepreneurial effort into which he invested his last dollar.

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Trudeau to unveil rent relief for businesses forced to shut down amid COVID-19

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today significant rent relief to help businesses that can’t afford to pay their landlords at a time when their operations are shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Third of Canadian small businesses fear imminent closure without help, survey says

One in three businesses in Canada say they cannot survive the current coronavirus pandemic conditions for more than a month, according to a new survey.

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Ottawa’s wage subsidy far too low to help small businesses: CFIB

Ottawa’s $27-billion in direct funding for workers and businesses is a step in the right direction but stops far short of what’s needed to help Canada’s entrepreneurs amid the novel coronavirus crisis, according to the Canadian Federation for Independent Business (CFIB).

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