Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
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Monthly Communication Report

4590-665813

Organization: Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)/Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI)
Associated registration: 832352-4590-115
Communication date: 2025-12-18
Posted date: 2026-01-15

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication: Patty Hadju, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (Minister)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
 
List of Details
Subject matter Detail
Immigration, Labour Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to ensure fair access to the temporary foreign workers, reduction of red tape, more pathways to permanent residency for temporary foreign workers at all skills levels and overall, ensuring future immigration better aligns with labour market needs.
International Trade Advocating on behalf of small and medium-sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and other countries (CAN-US tariffs, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, Chinese tariffs) and improving services offered to them with respect to returning the counter tariffs to affected Canadian small businesses and allowing more flexibility for lower volume, lower value shipments from the Release Prior to Payment (RPP) program under CBSA’s CARM System.
Employment and Training, Small Business, Taxation and Finance CFIB supports lower EI rates for small business employers and encourages the adoption of EI training credit for new employees.
Small Business Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) overall and for specific sectors which could also include provincial data.
Labour, Small Business Sharing small businesses' views on Labour Code changes, impact on small businesses including C-58 and the need to ensure the fluidity of the supply chain.
 
Responsible Officer who filed this communication report: Daniel Kelly
 
As the most senior paid officer, the person named above is responsible for certifying the communication report for the corporation or organization (Registrant). This person may or may not have participated in the reported communication.

The Lobbyists Registration Regulations do not require that the names of in-house lobbyists (i.e. employees of corporations or organizations) who actually participated in the communication be disclosed.
 

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