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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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The Canadian Paid Sick Days Calculator

The Canadian Paid Sick Days Calculator

The Canadian Paid Sick Days Calculator How much can adopting Paid Sick Days save your business?  Looking for our Turnover and Pay Raise Calculators?  Click here.Why Did We Create This Calculator No matter what kind of business you run – you don't want your staff...

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The Great Canadian Turnover and Wage Increase Calculators

The Great Canadian Turnover and Pay Raise Calculator How much is employee turnover costing your business? Looking for our Paid Sick Days Calculator?  Click here.The Turnover Calculator Based on Go Tours Canada, this employee turnover calculator is designed to give you...

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BWA 2023 Federal Budget Response

BWA 2023 Federal Budget Response

BWA TAKE: 2023 Federal BudgetDear Minister Freeland and Prime Minister Trudeau, The Better Way Alliance, Canada's Ethical Employer network, is glad to provide insights from our members on the 2023 federal budget. Since launching in 2017, the Better Way Alliance has...

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Ontario Businesses Support Legislated Paid Sick Days

Ontario Businesses Support Legislated Paid Sick Days

Small Businesses Support Legislated Paid Sick Days in Ontario "Level the playing field between giant corporations and main street" By Jess Carpinone Co-Owner of Bread By Us My name is Jess and I co-own and operate Bread By Us, a retail bakery and coffee shop in Ottawa...

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January & February New BWA Members

January & February New BWA Members

We're welcoming new members to the better way alliance!  over the last few months we've heard from businesses across canada about why they support employee-forward practices. so far in 2023, we've added 7 (3 more listings coming below soon!) new businesses to the...

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Innovative Ottawa

Innovative Ottawa

innovative Ottawa How businesses in Canada's capital are defining success and creating a new, friendlier future of work for their people Meet some of the business owners we spoke with in Summer 2022 - and discover the exciting ideas they're bringing to their...

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