On the heels of a weak November reading, small business confidence ebbed further in December. CFIB’s Business Barometer® Index fell 0.6 points to 55.5—its lowest level recorded in 2019. The downshift underscores the economic anxiety being felt by business owners across the country.
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Canada Gazette - Official Regulations
January 3, 2020
The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on December 25 , 2019.
Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations
January 3, 2020
The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on December 28, 2019.
Commissions
Canadian International Trade Tribunal
Appeal
Expiry of order
Steel Safeguard Tariff Rate Quotas / Les contingents tarifaires pour les sauvegardes de l’acier
January 1, 2020
This message pertains to imports of certain steel goods (heavy plate and stainless steel wire) subject to the Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods.
Interest rates for the first calendar quarter
December 31, 2019
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts owed by the CRA to individuals and corporations. These rates will be in effect from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020.