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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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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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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...
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CANADA VOTES 2025: ICBA’s Federal Election Toolkit
ICBA, Canada’s largest construction association, is pleased to offer our members information, analysis and recommendations leading up to the 2025...