Tag: Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Ontario Extends Stay-at-Home Order
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford has extended Ontario’s province-wide stay-at-home order to at least June 2, insisting the measures are necessary to “save the summer”...
Decreased Spending Per Customers Affecting Small-Business Recovery
TORONTO — Fewer customers and reduced spending per customer are holding back small-business recovery, according to new survey results released today by the Canadian...
Feds to Extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Program
OTTAWA — The Federal Government’s emergency wage-subsidy program is being extended beyond June. The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program, which covers 75 per cent of...
The Foodservice Industry is Rallying to Tackle Single-Use Plastics
Lil MacPherson wasn’t at home when Hurricane Juan hit Atlantic Canada in late September 2003, but while on a flight over Halifax the next...
Industry Reacts to Proposed Plastics Ban
TORONTO — A proposed
ban on single-use plastics is drawing a mixed reaction from members of the
foodservice industry and other business groups.
Tony Elenis, president
and...
Garth Whyte Departs Restaurants Canada
TORONTO — Garth Whyte is no longer at the helm of Restaurants Canada. The president and CEO of the Toronto-based association has been replaced by...
N.B. Operators Discuss Possible HST Hike
MONCTON, N.B. — Many Moncton business owners are hoping the province’s controversial harmonized sales tax (HST) will hold steady at 13 per cent, CBC...
