B.C. News

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TRAINING THURSDAY: Sharpen Your Edge Through Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

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ICBA ADVOCACY UPDATE: Hidden construction tax, record debt headline NDP Budget

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Debt, Deficits, and a Hidden Construction Tax: ICBA Responds to B.C. Budget

SURREY – Tax increases, historic deficits, and record debt make Premier David Eby’s 2026/27 B.C. Budget challenging for B.C. construction businesses,...

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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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TRAINING THURSDAY: Start Strategizing Your Construction Career

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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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Losing Steam: The B.C. Job Market in 2025

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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 →...