CALU’s pre-budget submission to the Standing Committee on Finance in advance of Budget 2025. It recommends that the federal government:
- Commission an expert panel to review the tax rules governing small businesses
- Study the decline in self-employment since 2019
- Update RRSP and RRIF rules to enhance the retirement income system for younger and older Canadians
- Provide a 35 percent refundable tax credit relating to the cost of dental care programs for employees of small businesses
- Develop pharmacare using the same general approach as the federal dental plan: supporting those without prescription drug coverage while leaving workplace benefit plans intact