Media Advisory - CFIB presenting to House of Commons committee on NAFTA

OTTAWA, Sept. 19, 2017 /CNW/ - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) will appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade, on Wednesday, to ensure small business owners' views are heard as the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) continues.

Corinne Pohlmann, Senior Vice-President, National Affairs and Partnerships at CFIB, will present recent survey results highlighting the importance of NAFTA for small businesses in Canada. CFIB's submission to the Committee will include the following recommendations:

• Movement of labour: Ensure that the free flow of labour remains an important component of NAFTA and work to improve and clarify labour mobility rules.
  
  
• Red tape (non-tariff barriers): Develop a chapter that focuses on simplifying rules with the aim of reducing the overall administrative burden for small businesses involved in trade.
  
  
• The importance of duty-free: Renegotiation of NAFTA must ensure that trade remain as duty-free as possible and that the current range of duty-free goods within North America remain as is or be expanded.

Ms. Pohlmann will be available for media interviews prior to and after her submission.

CFIB is Canada's largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 109,000 members across every sector and region.

SOURCE Canadian Federation of Independent Business