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ICBA NEWS RELEASE: Mark Carney’s Vow to Keep Anti-Pipeline Law Weakens Canada in Fight Against Trump

The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), Canada’s largest construction association, today condemned Liberal leader Mark Carney’s stated intention to keep the Liberal government’s controversial Bill C-69, despite the Supreme...

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Building Alberta’s Future: ICBA Alberta’s Recommendations for Budget 2025

ICBA Alberta has submitted key recommendations for Alberta’s 2025 provincial budget. Amid global economic uncertainty, Alberta stands out for its...

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ICBA Alberta was launched today, with a new president and a suite of services and advocacy initiatives designed to support open shop, merit-based construction.

CALGARY – The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) is expanding in Alberta, and Mike Martens, one of the province’s top advocacy...

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Critical Construction Labour Shortage: ICBA Alberta Calls for Smarter Immigration Policies

Alberta’s nation-leading economy is at risk long-term, as Alberta will need at least 22,000 new workers through net mobility to sustain its...

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ICBA Opposes Federal Oil and Gas Emissions Cap: ‘A Harmful Policy for Canada’s Economy’

The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) has submitted a formal letter to the federal government expressing strong opposition to...

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The Clock is Ticking on our Infrastructure Deficit

Alberta’s core infrastructure is aging rapidly, with the province’s municipal infrastructure deficit now pegged at $30 billion, says the August 2024...

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Productivity: A Crisis Now Firmly on our Doorstep

We pride ourselves in Alberta on our capacity to create businesses and industries, and to provide much of the foundation of our national economy....

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Calgary Public Opinion on the Trades

The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association Alberta (ICBA Alberta), a chapter of the country’s largest construction association, today...

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Trudeau Budget Ignores Lessons of the Alberta Advantage: ICBA

The 2024 federal budget proves Ottawa has learned nothing from Alberta’s remarkable economic success, as the Trudeau Government continues to...

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ICBA OP/ED: A Tale of Two Provinces – One Leading Canada, the Other Lagging

The following op-ed, co-authored by Chris Gardner, ICBA BC President, and Mike Martens, ICBA Alberta President, was first published in Business in...

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