Calgary businesses brace for slowdown as pandemic fears intensify Copley is one of a growing number of Alberta business owners shutting down across the province — or at least thinking about it.The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) told Global News that Alberta’s numbers are very concerning.“Our most recent results revealed that 19 per cent of Alberta small businesses are either actively considering winding down their business or bankruptcy,” said Annie Dormuth, the CFIB’s provincial affairs director for Alberta.“That’s nearly one-in-five small businesses in Alberta.”The national average is 14 per cent.The CFIB said despite Alberta’s economic relaunch a few weeks ago, business just hasn’t been the same.“We really haven’t.