Canada moves to cut red tape for small business
The Paperwork Reduction Action Plan aims to monitor federal forms and advise on further cuts. Bernard Valcourt leads the effort with CFIB and chambers pressing for multi level government relief. Dale Botting warns paperwork wastes hours and profits, hindering growth. Pressure rises for provincial and local governments to join.
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Statistics Canada
Bernard Valcourt
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
CFIB
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Retail Council of Canada
Valcourt
Dale Botting
Ottawa
Rural Transition program aids 820 prairie families
A year into Rural Transition CRTP progress shows 264 Alberta applications 213 approved 378 Saskatchewan applications 206 on stream 178 Manitoba applicants 123 approved with most in training or relocation. Many farmers’ families shift to new trades and small businesses while hoping to return home once viable. The program foresees more applications this winter as farm households seek to stay independent amid changing needs.
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Ottawa
Georgina Stewart
Edmonton
Alberta
Regina
Rose
Wood
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Roger Barrett
Winnipeg
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Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
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Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
U.S.A
England
Mainstream
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Anne M. Smith
Great Britain
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Forum of Private Business
Europe
Begi
Ralph Gustafson
Yukon
Quebec
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Britain
Britannia
Sweden
James Lorimer
Canadian Employment and Immigration
CRTP
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Creas