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UPDATED APRIL 20, 2026: KELOWNA COUNCIL PASSED A 25% DCC REDUCTION. GREAT NEWS! Kelowna Council is considering temporary Development Cost Charge relief to kickstart stalled housing construction — and ICBA is urging them to go big.
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On Wednesday, April 15, the Metro Vancouver Board votes on whether to roll back the 2026 development cost charge hike and reduce the 2027 increase —...
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Today we sent our third formal submission to the BC government on the Heritage Conservation Act Transformation Project. Our third. Since 2023, we've...
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Kerry and Jordan talk about ICBA Training’s latest featured course.
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TRAINING THURSDAY: The Pain No One Talks About on the Job Site
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KEY POINTS Construction is in crisis, not a dip: With housing starts projected at less than two-thirds of what the government is forecasting, housing...
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From a hotel meeting in Trail in 1975 to Canada's largest construction association, ICBA's first half-century is one of the great stories of British...
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SURREY – A new poll finds that 78% of British Columbians say the B.C. Supreme Court’s Cowichan decision will hurt B.C.’s economy by undermining...
