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ICBA ECONOMICS: Where B.C. and Alberta Stand on Corporate Head Offices
Statistics Canada’s latest survey of corporate headquarters provides updated counts of head offices and direct head office jobs for each province as...
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ICBA.ca Exclusive Op-Ed: Private Property Rights on Trial
The following op-ed, by ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner, was written for ICBA.ca. Other outlets wishing to use it are welcome to do so, with...
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OP/ED: Eby may go down as worst fiscal manager in B.C. history
This piece, by Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist, and Ken Peacock, Consulting Economist, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on January 23,...
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Sign the Petition to MLAs: Protect Private Property Rights & Resources
ICBA and several other groups have launched a petition to the Legislative Assembly of B.C., asking MLAs to:
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1.1% “Flatline” Forecast: What It Means for Construction (and What ICBA is Doing)
KEY POINTS B.C. is flatlining: ICBA’s Construction Monitor forecasts just 1.1% GDP growth in 2026. Housing starts are projected to drop 42,200 →...
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B.C.’s Economy Stuck as Housing Starts Fall Off a Cliff
SURREY – British Columbia is staring down another difficult year, with ICBA forecasting real GDP will expand by a meagre 1.1% in 2026 – a level that...
ICBA IN THE NEWS: Chris Gardner on Why He Decided Not to Run for Office
ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner was preparing a bid for the leadership of the B.C. Conservative Party until an unexpected cancer diagnosis...
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ICBA IN THE NEWS: 50 Years of Open Shop Advocacy, DRIPA
ICBA continues to make news as we advocate for the men and women in construction. Some recent stories you may have missed: