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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...
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ICBA.CA EXCLUSIVE OP/ED: NDP Mismanagement of WorkSafeBC Costing Billions
By Jordan Bateman, VP-Advocacy, ICBA
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OP/ED: B.C. Is Losing More Businesses Than It's Creating — That Should Worry All of Us
The following op-ed, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock (Substack HERE), was first published in...
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OP/ED: Build Communities Strong – Not More Expensively
This op-ed, by ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner, was first published in the Journal of Commerce on May 6, 2026.
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No Third Strike: ICBA's Submission on Federal Labour
Two years. Two summers of West Coast port shutdowns. One rail work stoppage that needed federal back-to-work intervention. Twenty-four days of...
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ICBA to Ottawa: New Federal Trades Money Must Reach the Whole Industry
SURREY – The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), Canada's largest construction association, is welcoming the federal Spring...
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TRAINING THURSDAY: The Best Foremen Aren't Just Good at the Work. They're Good at Leading People.
Kerry and Jordan talk about ICBA's latest featured course.
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ICBA to 19 More B.C. Mayors: Cut DCCs
Three of B.C.'s largest local governments have cut Development Cost Charges in the past 14 months. We're working to add more.