1 min read
FEDERAL ADVOCACY: Canada has a building problem
ICBA just released our Federal Government Policy Priorities for 2026, and the message is blunt: stop strangling the projects that pay for everything else.
Read More
.png?width=1200&height=600&name=Jock%20pullquote%20NEW%20(4).png)
2 min read
OP/ED: Storm clouds continuing to gather over Canada’s economy
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson first appeared in the Toronto Sun on June 4, 2026.
-1.png?width=1200&height=600&name=Jock%20pullquote%20NEW%20(3)-1.png)
3 min read
ICBA ECONOMICS: Household Incomes in Canada – Alberta (Still) Leads the Way
It’s well-established that Alberta leads the country on most measures of economic prosperity. Statistics Canada’s latest estimates of household...
1 min read
Federal Budget Submission: Make Training and Tax Dollars Work for the Whole Workforce
Canada can't build the homes, pipelines, ports, transmission lines, and clean economy projects it's promised without the people who actually swing...
2 min read
ICBA to Ottawa: New Federal Trades Money Must Reach the Whole Industry
CALGARY – The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), Canada's largest construction association, is welcoming the federal Spring...
.png?width=1200&height=600&name=Jock%20pullquote%20NEW%20(1).png)
2 min read
ICBA ECONOMICS OP/ED: ‘Canada Strong Fund’ Unlikely to Make Canada More Attractive
The following piece by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson first ran on Energy Now on April 30, 2026.
2 min read
ICBA ECONOMICS: Alberta Housing Powers Ahead as B.C.'s Slump Deepens
With housing market developments still featuring prominently in the news across some parts of the country, now is a good time to check in with the...
3 min read
ICBA ECONOMICS: The Shifting Sands of Interprovincial Migration Trends in Alberta and B.C.
By ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock (see Ken's Substack HERE).
%20(3).png?width=1200&height=600&name=jock%20pullquote%20horiz%20(1200%20x%20600%20px)%20(3).png)
4 min read
ICBA ECONOMICS: Earnings, Income and Wealth in Alberta and B.C.
What can we say about the economic well-being of families and workers in Canada’s two westernmost provinces – British Columbia and Alberta? The...
