Small businesses sound the alarm on tariff impacts
Update: 2025-08-21
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Nearly one-in-five small businesses that are dealing with extra tariff costs report that they will not be able to last more than 6 months if the tariff status quo remains. That's according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. To pour even more salt on those wounds, nearly 4-in-10 small businesses said they would last less than 12 months. We dig deeper with Lauren Sevack, the Chief Administrative Officer for Tripar Incorporated. Then, we turn things over to Corinne Pohlmann, the CFIB's Executive Vice-President of Advocacy.
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