[5] It advocates for freezes to Canada Pension Plan contributions, employment insurance premiums, and additional sick days.

[1] In 2015, CFIB CEO Dan Kelly said increasing to $15 the minimum wage for employees in federally-regulated industries was a "dumb policy.

[4] During the 2019 Canadian federal election, the CFIB sided with the United States in criticizing the longstanding Universal Postal Union fees for Chinese shipments.

[7] In March 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CFIB released a survey of their member businesses that found one third feared imminent closures without significant government assistance.

[8] The CFIB criticized Prime Minister Trudeau's March 24 proposal of a 10% wage subsidy for businesses for a maximum of $25,000 as "a drop in the bucket of what is absolutely necessary right now, and certainly a fraction of what is happening in Western Europe.

"[11] Following changes to employee support programs announced in August 2020, CFIB president Dan Kelly said he was concerned that some workers would become able to collect employment insurance benefits for up to 26 weeks after showing only 120 hours of work over the past year, saying "This is just too low a bar and will serve as a disincentive for many part-time workers to return to their pre-COVID employment."

[13] CFIB produces research on the Canadian small and medium-sized business sector, based on the views and experiences its members.

Issues of concern to the Canadian SME community are identified by CFIB members through surveys, opinion polls and face-to-face visits.

CFIB also holds an annual "Red Tape Awareness Week" when they release research reports that advocate for the elimination or improvement of outdated or redundant regulations.