Dan Kelly

Implementing GST break for two months proving to be a ‘nightmare’ for businesses

Canadian businesses are about two weeks away from having to scrap some of the tax they charge customers, but many have already realized that’s no

Canada Post strike ‘devastates’ small biz, Shopify’s Finkelstein says

Ottawa, Top Stories

A Canada Post strike that has stopped mail delivery across the country has the small business community scrambling as their busiest selling season gets underway.

CFIB says 200,000 small businesses took new loans to meet CEBA repayment deadline

Canada & World

CFIB president Dan Kelly says many businesses that had to borrow to repay their CEBA loans are facing high interest rates and will be challenged

Local entrepreneur Caren Weinstein among thousands of businesses still scrambling to repay CEBA loans

Ottawa

The deadline to repay pandemic loans may have passed last month, but for some businesses, the struggle continues.

Businesses may have to ‘pull the plug’ after CEBA deadline comes and goes, small biz advocate says

Ottawa

Time is ticking for small businesses to pay back CEBA pandemic loans — and advocates say the outcome for some could be devastating.

Business groups point to missing items in feds’ fall economic statement, including CEBA deadline

Canada & World

CFIB said it is “deeply disappointed” the feds fall economic statement didn’t include measures to help small businesses, like extending the CEBA loan deadline.

Small businesses still hoping for CEBA loan forgiveness extension as time runs out

Canada & World

As the deadline to repay CEBA loans and receive partial forgiveness approaches, small businesses are still hoping the federal government will reverse course and extend

CFIB wants CEBA loan repayment deadline extended as businesses struggle

Canada & World

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says in a survey of its members, 78 per cent of them reported that getting extra time to repay

Canadian business insolvencies up 37.2 per cent in 2022, consumer insolvencies up 11.2 per cent

Canada & World

The number of insolvencies filed by Canadian companies is up — and at least one business organization predicts that figure will keep growing.

‘Sink or swim’: Uptick in business bankruptcies just the tip of the iceberg, data suggests

Ottawa

The pressure is on for small businesses that are grappling with high inflation and facing increased interest rates for loan repayments, Ottawa accountant says.