Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)

Meetings over time

• May 20251 meetingElizabeth Marshall
  May 2025: 1 meeting, with Elizabeth Marshall
• Jun 202519 meetingsGarnett Genuis, Chrystia Freeland, Allister Surette, François-Philippe Champagne, Mark Carney
  Jun 2025: 19 meetings, with Garnett Genuis, Chrystia Freeland, Allister Surette, François-Philippe Champagne, Mark Carney
• Jul 20256 meetingsJennifer McKelvie, Juan David Gonzalez Camacho, Amen Ben Ahmouda, Marie-France Lalonde, Shannon Miedema
  Jul 2025: 6 meetings, with Jennifer McKelvie, Juan David Gonzalez Camacho, Amen Ben Ahmouda, Marie-France Lalonde, Shannon Miedema
• Aug 202511 meetingsYash Nanda, François-Philippe Champagne, Alice Zheng, Athusha Puvanendra, Duncan Wilson
  Aug 2025: 11 meetings, with Yash Nanda, François-Philippe Champagne, Alice Zheng, Athusha Puvanendra, Duncan Wilson
• Sep 202518 meetingsGunjeet Sandhu, Daisherling Cadet, Raquel Dancho, David Bredin, Philip Jennings
  Sep 2025: 18 meetings, with Gunjeet Sandhu, Daisherling Cadet, Raquel Dancho, David Bredin, Philip Jennings
• Oct 202528 meetingsPeter Fragiskatos, Julie Dzerowicz, Kurt Holman, Scott Anderson, Joanne Thompson
  Oct 2025: 28 meetings, with Peter Fragiskatos, Julie Dzerowicz, Kurt Holman, Scott Anderson, Joanne Thompson
• Nov 202520 meetingsHosai Zurmati Halim, Annahat Kochhar, Baltej Dhillon, Hassan Yussuff, Robert Ianiro
  Nov 2025: 20 meetings, with Hosai Zurmati Halim, Annahat Kochhar, Baltej Dhillon, Hassan Yussuff, Robert Ianiro
• Dec 202512 meetingsCliff Groen, Nancy Healey, John Inca Anderson, Rachel Bendayan, Pat Kelly
  Dec 2025: 12 meetings, with Cliff Groen, Nancy Healey, John Inca Anderson, Rachel Bendayan, Pat Kelly
• Jan 20263 meetingsPaul MacKinnon, Bernard Généreux, Jacques Ramsay
  Jan 2026: 3 meetings, with Paul MacKinnon, Bernard Généreux, Jacques Ramsay
• Feb 202630 meetingsDavid Bexte, Ernie Klassen, Dan Albas, Ned Kuruc, Sandra Cobena
  Feb 2026: 30 meetings, with David Bexte, Ernie Klassen, Dan Albas, Ned Kuruc, Sandra Cobena
• Mar 202625 meetingsNick Leswick, Samuel Millar, Burton Bailey, Adam Chambers, Dominique Vien
  Mar 2026: 25 meetings, with Nick Leswick, Samuel Millar, Burton Bailey, Adam Chambers, Dominique Vien
• Apr 202629 meetingsCorey Tochor, James Hawkes, Amanpreet S. Gill, Etienne-Rene Massie, Marie-Gabrielle Ménard
  Apr 2026: 29 meetings, with Corey Tochor, James Hawkes, Amanpreet S. Gill, Etienne-Rene Massie, Marie-Gabrielle Ménard
• May 202615 meetingsAmandeep Sodhi, Michael Coteau, Élisabeth Brière, Dan Mazier, Pierre J. Dalphond
  May 2026: 15 meetings, with Amandeep Sodhi, Michael Coteau, Élisabeth Brière, Dan Mazier, Pierre J. Dalphond
• Jun 202619 meetingsPaul Thompson, Patty Hajdu, Nancy Healey, Melissa Lantsman, The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, P.C., M.P.
  Jun 2026: 19 meetings, with Paul Thompson, Patty Hajdu, Nancy Healey, Melissa Lantsman, The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, P.C., M.P.
• Jul 20265 meetingsMélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, Gord Johns, Galen Richardson, Élysée Antagana
  Jul 2026: 5 meetings, with Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, Gord Johns, Galen Richardson, Élysée Antagana

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What they lobby about

• Small Business232
• Internal Trade130
• Taxation and Finance115
• International Trade104
• Environment90
• Budget83
• Economic Development51
• Labour49
• Employment and Training40
• Industry22
• Immigration18
• Consumer Issues14
• Agriculture13
• Energy13

The registry's own subject categories, chosen by the lobbyist on each filing. Each one opens its own page.

Who they met

The 40 most-met of 254 people named in these filings.

House of Commons (156) · Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) (27) · Senate of Canada (26) · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) (19) · Finance Canada (FIN) (10) · Privy Council Office (PCO) (8)

In their own words

• Promoting reforms to the Competition Act that will ensure small businesses have an equitable opportunity to compete in today’s economy, especially as small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) have noted an increase in large corporate giants within Canada. Shipping costs pose a significant barrier for small business, as such we continue to advocate for favourable shipping rates with carriers (including the cost of shipping along with better service levels and addressing the work stoppage at Canada Post).
• 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.
• CFIB supports the principle behind the Canada Jobs Grant but encourages flexibility in its implementation and consideration of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs)' needs. For example, introducing a permanent refundable tax credits for co-op and internship hires and reducing red tape from programs like Canada Summer Jobs to make it easier for small businesses to continue hiring youth.