Customer Service:CFIB-Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Overview

uniPHARM has entered into a Group Membership Agreement with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) to provide all uniPHARM shareholders access to the business assistance, savings programs and independent business advocacy provided by CFIB. The Membership Agreement is effective September 1, 2017.

Contacts

• If a shareholder would like more information about CFIB, please ask them to call Richard DeMarco at 1.888.234.2232 or email at cfib@cfib.ca

CFIB Links

• The link to the Business Resource page at CFIB www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/business-support/canada.html
• The link to CFIB's privilege program online brochure www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/7863-privilege-programs-brochure.html
• The link to CFIB's privilege program for more details www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/privilege-programs/canada.html

Benefits

Some of the many benefits available for uniPHARM shareholders include:

• Access to CFIB’s cost savings Privilege Programs
• Advice and guidance through CFIB’s unique Business resources counsellors
• Access to CFIB’s Virtual University for Business owners (Online Learning)
• Key business information materials
• A vote on legislative issues affecting their business
• The beneficial impact of CFIB’s lobbying and political action campaigns and victories on issues of importance to your business growth and bottom lines

Established in 1971, CFIB is now the largest independent business advocacy organization in Canada and works hard on behalf of their 109,000 members to improve the entrepreneurial environment across the country. Some examples of CFIB successes at the federal level include:

• Helping all independent business owners plan for their retirement by fighting for and achieving the $800,000 small business capital gains exemption
• Ensuring business owners keep more of their retained earnings by achieving lower small business corporate tax rates
• Establishing the Code of Conduct for the credit and debit card industry, which gives you leverage when dealing with your payment processor.

Shareholder CFIB Membership

For uniPHARM shareholders that have joined or renewed their CFIB membership within 90 days preceding September 1, 2017 will be refunded their CFIB membership fee on a prorated basis. Currently sixteen shareholders are members.

Each shareholder will be issued an individual CFIB membership number; this number will be sent to each shareholder along with a welcome note from CFIB president Dan Kelly. To access the CFIB website as a member you will need your CFIB Member ID and a password which is the first 3 characters of your postal code where you receive CFIB mailing.

Memo on CFIB Membership

If the uniPHARM shareholder would like more information, please click on the link below and email additional information to the uniPHARM shareholder.

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