-- 加拿大獨立企業聯合會（CFIB）表示，加拿大正面臨“創業沙漠”，企業倒閉數量已連續六個季度超過新成立企業數量，政府必須採取行動扭轉這一趨勢，改善該國日益萎縮的商業環境。 自2024年初以來，加拿大企業退出數量一直超過新成立企業數量，而且這個問題似乎還在惡化。 CFIB指出，2025年第二季度，企業退出率達5.6%，而第四季新成立率則降至4.8%，「這是除疫情之外最高的企業倒閉率和最疲軟的創業活動之一」。 CFIB在周一發布的聲明中，提出了解決「創業沙漠」的三個優先行動領域。 首先，降低企業營運成本：聯邦政府應將小型企業企業稅率（SBCTR）從9%降至6%；各省政府應在2030年前將小企業企業稅率永久性降至0%；聯邦和省級政府應將小型企業融資（SBCTR）門檻提高至至少70萬加元，並與通膨掛鉤；所有政府都必須使通膨 其次，精簡繁文縟節，減少內部貿易壁壘：政府應衡量並公開報告監管負擔；每新增一項法規，就廢除兩項舊法規（“二換一”規則）以減少繁文縟節；通過將互認範圍擴大到食品和酒類，簡化內部貿易，並確保《加拿大互認協議》和省級立法得到一致且盡可能透明的執行，例外情況。 第三，應對勞動力市場挑戰，改善企業傳承：政府必須透過培訓激勵措施和加強與教育機構的合作來提高勞動力素質；保留、保護和捍衛臨時外國工人計劃，並在未來改革前與商界進行磋商；提高人們對收購現有企業的機遇和優勢的認識，尤其是在年輕企業家群體中。並允許小型企業將企業轉讓給子女所產生的資本利得稅延期繳納。 「創業熱潮不會自行消退。加拿大需要為企業提供明確的理由，鼓勵它們創辦、留存和投資，但目前的政府政策未能提振企業家的信心，」加拿大獨立企業聯合會（CFIB）草原和北部地區主管布里安娜·索爾伯格表示。 “如果政府真心希望提升加拿大的經濟實力、競爭力和生產力增長，就應該在政策中體現這一點。”
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