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The Fixed-Cost Crunch: Rent, Not Wages, Are Driving Costs for Toronto Small Businesses

As minimum wage increases in Ontario and other provinces this fall, BWA's new analysis reveals what's actually driving small business cost pressures. Our Fixed Cost Crunch report presents five years of comparative data showing that fixed costs - not wages - are...

A redesigned Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP) will unlock efficient growth for Canadian SMEs

  The Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP) needs an urgent overhaul to address today’s small business financing barriers. The program has not kept pace with the realities of rent volatility, succession risk, and constrained credit markets. It also fails to...

Better Way Alliance Submits SME-Focused Recommendations to Canada’s Pre-Budget Consultations #YourBudget2025

Toronto, ON — August 28, 2025 — The Better Way Alliance (BWA), a national voice for smarter local business policy, is pleased to submit its recommendations to the Canadian government as part of its official 2025 Pre-Budget Consultations focused on building a stronger...

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