Frédéric Gionet. Director Atlantic | @CFIBAtlantic | In business for your business / En affaires pour vos affaires
Charlottetown, PE
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Same value. Higher property taxes. Just for being a business.
Ahead of PEI’s Nov. 2 municipal elections, CFIB is calling on candidates to commit to a five-year plan for equal property tax rates.
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Sign our petition #PEIpoli
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This morning, CFIB released its Q3 2026 edition of the Main Street Quarterly (in partnership with AppEco): our Chief Economist & VP Research, @Sim_Gaudreault, discuss some of the highlights below with Louis-Philippe Gauthier (@CFIBAtlantic).
Report: cfib-fcei.ca/en/research-eco…
CFIB forecasts GDP growth slowing from 2.0% in Q3 to 1.4% in Q4.
Tariffs, high fuel costs and weak demand are squeezing small businesses, leaving little room to absorb more costs.
Read more: cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/canada…
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Visa lowers interchange fees for tens of thousands of small businesses, but new credit card fees are on the horizon cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/visa-l…
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Thanks to Industry @ISED_CA Minister @melaniejoly for joining CFIB’s Board of Governors at our fall meeting in Montreal. It was good to catch up on the impact of the trade war on small business in advance of the fall budget.
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📊 Only 7% of small businesses plan to grow or diversify significantly over the next 12 months, according to the latest research from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Read More:
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It’s finally time for the Federal government to lower the small business tax rate (SBTR).
Here’s Corinne Pohlmann, Executive Vice-President, Advocacy, on how a cut to the SBTR will help Canadian small businesses survive recent instability.
Learn more about CFIB’s recommendations and add your voice by signing our petition: hubs.li/Q04zlqY80
#CFIBSince1971 #SmallBusiness #SmallBusinessSupport #CanadianSmallBusiness
PEI’s minimum wage rises to $17.30/hour today—the highest in Atlantic Canada...with another increase to $17.60 already scheduled for April 2027.
CFIB is calling for a predictable, transparent “set-and-forget” formula tied to actual wage growth in PEI.
Read our statement: cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/pei-mi…
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My ipolitics column on proposed changes to the federal labour code: Small businesses shouldn’t be bargaining chips in federal labour disputes ipolitics.ca/2026/09/30/smal…
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Small business confidence dropped severely in September both long-term and short-term. The weakness was widespread, impacting nearly all sectors and provinces.
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🚨 CFIB statement on Canada Labour Code reforms:
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One in five small business owners describe their business as “weak” or “critical” as parliament returns
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NEW: Atlantic Canada Commercial Property Tax Report!
Learn about rates, fairness, and the effect on small business
🚨Commercial properties face municipal tax rates much higher than residential properties of equal value
Nova Scotia ➡️ 146%
Prince Edward Island➡️142%
New Brunswick➡️67%
Newfoundland and Labrador➡️55%
Read here 👇 cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/atlant…
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Expanding immediate expensing and making it permanent has been a long-standing CFIB ask. The productivity mega-deduction permanent doesn't yet cover all investments, but this will help many businesses invest, grow and improve productivity.
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Local policies can make a big difference to the cost and complexity of running a small business. CFIB’s new Municipal Report Card grades 66 municipalities across Canada on cost and regulatory burdens, as well as small business friendliness.
📊 See who’s getting it right and what can be improved: cfib-fcei.ca/en/research-eco…
#SmallBusiness #CFIBadvocacy #MunicipalPolicy
Canadian cities are failing small businesses, CFIB report card finds
➡️66 municipalities assessed
🚨Property tax unfairness persists
✂️ More red tape to cut
🚪 Make it simpler to access services
🚧 Construction mitigation is important
Read here 👉 cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/canadi…
Trade war puts over 50,000 Canadian small businesses at risk cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/trade-…
PEI small businesses are being squeezed from both sides of the trade war.
Nearly half of Canada’s small exporters and importers report being directly hit by new tariffs and counter-tariffs. Governments need to ensure relief reaches the small firms paying the price.
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CFIB: Half of Canada’s small exporters and importers hit by new U.S. tariffs and Canadian counter-tariffs – many at risk if trade war lasts more than 3 months cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/half-o…