🚧 Summer construction is hurting small businesses across BC! From lost revenue to blocked access, CFIB’s Ryan Mitton explains what’s happening in places like Saanich and what cities must do to fix it. 📺👇Watch #bcpoli District of Saanich Ryan Mitton

Thank you MLA Giddens for highlighting the importance of shopping local! #smallbusinesseveryday

Tsunami Watch upgraded to Tsunami ADVISORY for #BC Notification Zones A, B, C & D. Strong & potentially dangerous waves & currents are possible. Waves may continue for several hours. Stay away from beaches & waterways. More info: emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/tsunami-… #BCTsunami

Suspending the $800 US de minimis exemption is bad news for many Canadian small businesses. CFIB's survey data surprised me with how many use the exemption to ship goods to US consumers free of duties (nearly 1/3rd of small exporters). It isn't clear if the CUSMA/USMCA

Thank you, Minister Ravi Kahlon for meeting with CFIB to hear about BC small business priorities amid the US-Canada trade war. #bcpoli

📢 The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is partnering with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) on a national survey to identify the sources of administrative burden and their impact. Read more 👇 cma.ca/latest-stories…

The hike in US tariffs to 35% will harm small businesses on both sides of the border. The fentanyl rationale is even more ridiculous than the decision itself. While it is good news that most Canadian exports will remain tariff free due to the CUSMA/USMCA exemption, the

🚧 Our latest op-ed in the Winnipeg Free Press is out today: “A smarter approach to construction.” Small businesses deserve better when it comes to construction disruption. Here’s how cities can do it right. 📰 winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analys…

🏔️☀️ Happy BC Day from CFIB - British Columbia! Today we celebrate the people, places, and small businesses that make British Columbia one of a kind. Make your #BCDay count by choosing to shop small and local 📣

BC’s Q1 update in mid-September will be critical to see if the BC government has a plan to get provincial finances back on track. Small businesses are feeling tapped out and can’t serve as a piggy bank any longer. #bcpoli

B.C.'s debt skyrockets in first two years of David Eby's government vancouversun.com/opinion/column…

No matter how you slice it, tariff pressure is simply piling on an already fractured economic situation in B.C. It will be critical to address the basics—B.C.'s high cost of doing business, taxation, and red tape—if we want to avoid the worst economic consequences.

Goldman's latest (still very early) analysis of tariff effects thru June 2025: -Foreign exporters absorbed 14% of US tariffs -US companies ate 64% -US consumers ate 22% -Protected US companies also raised prices -Consumers will see bigger price increases (70%) thru the Fall

Based on CFIB data, small exporters to the US eat even more of the costs - at least for now.

In British Columbia, 56% of small businesses say they would use tax cuts to increase employee wages. 📈 Dive deeper into the data via CFIB's InsightBiz Blog 👇

Stay safe out there, Port Alberni!

🚨 BC’s public sector costs have doubled. This includes rapid growth in both the pay and number of managers and executives across the public sector. Dive into more with CFIB's latest research blog: cfib-fcei.ca/en/research-ec…

🔍 NEW ANALYSIS | Explosive Growth: How BC’s Public Sector Costs Have Doubled BC public sector costs have nearly doubled since 2019 to $53.2B. What else we found & why it matters 🔗👇 cfib-fcei.ca/en/research-ec…

🚨NEW: BC’s public sector growth is outpacing population, private sector jobs, and the economy. Since 2017: 📈 Labour costs +99% (now $53.2B) 📈 Headcount +55% (+210K employees) CFIB’s Spotlight maps where growth is happening, why small businesses are worried. #bcpoli 🧵🔽 1/9

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says B.C. public accounts show the size and cost of the public service has exploded since the NDP took power in 2017. globalnews.ca/news/11333392/…