Good meeting with the Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party John Fraser on youth employment and the Small Business Tax Rate. #ONsmallbiz CFIB News

🛑 With a 3.2% Small Business Tax Rate and a $500,000 threshold frozen since 2007, Ontario’s entrepreneurs are being held back from hiring, growing, and reinvesting in their communities. CFIB is calling on the Ontario government to invest in:  📉 lowering the rate  📈

Heading into the Dan Kelly Red Tape Awareness Week™ (Jan. 26-30), we're glad to have been able to connect the Minister of Red Tape Reduction Andrea Khanjin with a long-standing CFIB member Steve of Long & McQuade who has great red tape reduction ideas. The Ontario government has

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (#CFIB)’s Red Tape Awareness Week is back from January 26 to January 30 for its 17th year. This year’s focus will be on how cutting red tape can help lower costs and boost Canada’s #productivity during uncertain economic times. 🔗

We thank Premier Doug Ford and the Minister of Red Tape Reduction Andrea Khanjin for supporting Dan Kelly’s Red Tape Awareness Week™. The Ontario government has continued to remain laser-focused on red tape reduction, a top priority for our small business members. For the

On behalf of Dan Kelly's 39,000+ members in Ontario who constantly tell us that removing administrative burdens is a top priority, we appreciate the government's support on red tape reduction. We look forward to seeing the Ministry's next Red Tape Reduction Package! #redtape

🔎 CFIB’s 2026 Paperweight Awards are here, and this year’s “winner” is the CBSA’s CARM system! CARM has become a major source of #RedTape for small businesses, complicating trade, adding new admin burdens, and disrupting day-to-day operations instead of simplifying imports.

Thank you, Minister Andrea Khanjin for working with us to promote CFIB's Red Tape Awareness Week™ When you visit any Ontario government website this week, you'll see a yellow alert banner promoting Red Tape Awareness Week™ - a sign of the government's continued commitment to

📊 The 2026 Red Tape Report Card is out, and Alberta takes the top grade for the fourth year in a row! We evaluated governments on how well they track and control their regulatory burdens, and whether political leaders are genuinely prioritizing red tape reduction. The grades

Ontario boasts the lowest number of regulatory requirements by far per capita (i.e., 86/10,000 population compared to the next best 133/10,000 population in Alberta). #redtape #ONsmallbiz #ONpoli

The Dan Kelly Red Tape Report Card was released today as part of CFIB’s 17th annual Red Tape Awareness Week™. Ontario's grade is up from last year’s A-. The proof of Ontario’s political leadership on red tape reduction is in the numbers. CFIB data shows that between 2024 and

🌾 CFIB’s 2026 [Fields of Paperwork: Red Tape in Agriculture] snapshot is out! We’re highlighting how #redtape is putting Canadian agriculture - and our food supply - at risk.   ✅ 90% say red tape kills productivity and growth  ✅ 89% believe the future of agriculture is

In Dan Kelly's 2026 Red Tape Report Card released yesterday, we awarded bonus points to jurisdictions that set and publish service standards and wait times for permit, form and application processing. Ontario received the full 10 bonus points for posting government service

As part of our 17th annual Red Tape Awareness Week™, Dan Kelly today awarded Hon. Andrea Khanjin (Minister of Red Tape Reduction) with a “One to Watch” Golden Scissors Award for REGi (Regulatory Intelligence). Launched last year, REGi was created by the Ontario government to

As part of our 17th annual Red Tape Awareness Week™, Dan Kelly today awarded Hon. Victor Fedeli (Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade) with a “One to Watch” Golden Scissors Award for Ontario’s role in the Committee on Internal Trade’s Canadian Mutual Recognition

Today, Ontario received CFIB’s Golden Scissors “One to Watch” Award — recognizing our government’s leadership in using homegrown AI to cut red tape ✂️ 🔗 Learn more here: cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/ontar… #ONpoli #CuttingRedTape #RedTapeAwarenessWeek

Recognized by CFIB as “One to Watch,” our AI tool REGi is cutting red tape by identifying and removing unnecessary regulations. bit.ly/4a48Wxc #Ontario #Innovation

Ontario is honoured to be recognized by the CFIB’s “One to Watch” Golden Scissors Award for our leadership in eliminating barriers to free trade across Canada. 🇨🇦 The Canadian Mutual Recognition Agreement holds great consequence for our national economy and will play a vital

Ontario has earned its first-ever “A” grade from the CFIB’s Red Tape Report Card, largely due to our nation-leading action on interprovincial trade. By cutting red tape and breaking down trade barriers, we’re making Ontario the best place to grow, invest, and create jobs. Read

Thanks Nina Tangri for recognizing why red tape reduction is so important to our members. Less red tape means small businesses can focus on job creation, instead of unnecessary, excessive, duplicative, and outdated rules and paperwork that stand in the way of small business