More than half of Alberta small businesses open, but sales remain low: CFIB
More than half of Alberta’s small businesses are now fully open after closing during the COVID-19 pandemic, but sales remain low, according to a new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
They say that 57 per cent of small businesses in the province are fully open, but that only 1-in-5 (21%) are seeing normal sales levels.
Alberta ranks fourth when it comes to which provinces are most open. New Brunswick leads the way at 67% followed by Saskatchewan (66%) and Quebec (61%). Ontario is shown as the least open province (43%) though the CFIB says the sample size for PEI was too small to measure.
CFIB says agriculture is leading the way across Canada with 78% of small businesses in the sector now fully open and 45% experiencing normal sales. Construction is next followed by professional services and manufacturing.
