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ICBA ECONOMICS: The Shifting Sands of Interprovincial Migration Trends in B.C. and Alberta

By ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock (see Ken's Substack HERE).

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OP/ED: Replace the Taylor Bridge, B.C. Can't Afford to Wait

The following op-ed by ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner first appeared on EnergeticCity.ca on March 31, 2026.

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Recession Warning. WorkSafe Meltdown. Your Property Rights. ICBA is with you.

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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ICBA ECONOMICS: Could B.C. Already Be in Recession?

Recent economic developments and data releases raise the possibility that British Columbia may have stumbled into an official “recession” – defined...

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TRAINING WEDNESDAY: AI Tools for Smarter Project Management

50 Stories for 50 Years of ICBA

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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OP/ED: B.C.’s forestry crisis goes beyond U.S. tariffs

The following piece, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, was first published in Business in Vancouver on...

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ICBA ECONOMICS: Earnings, Income and Wealth in B.C. and Alberta

What can we say about the economic well-being of families and workers in Canada’s two westernmost provinces – British Columbia and Alberta? The...

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British Columbians Strongly Support Protecting Private Property: Poll (News Release)

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...