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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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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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WorkSafeBC Just Killed Its Fraud Investigation Unit. Guess Who Pays?
After my recent op-ed on WorkSafeBC’s vanishing surplus, a whistleblower reached out. What they shared should make every employer in B.C. furious.
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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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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 →...