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MERIT CANADA: A Wild Spending Spree Masquerades as a Budget April 25, 2024
The federal budget continues years of unsustainable government spending, ever-increasing debt, and a lack of any focus on the need to attract investment and improve productivity, says the Spring 2024 edition of Merit Canada’s Canadian Construction InSites research paper, released today. ICBA is the B.C. affiliate of Merit Canada, which includes six provincial open shop […]
TRAINING THURSDAY: Navigating Taxes for Small Businesses and Self-Employed Individuals April 25, 2024
Kerry and Jordan talk about ICBA’s latest (FREE!) featured course. Navigating Taxes for Small Businesses and Self-Employed Individuals Live Online | FREE! Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | 11AM – 12:30PM Pacific Time Register at https://icbatraining.arlo.co/w/courses/473-free-information-session-navigating-taxes-for-small-businesses-and-selfemployed-individuals-webinar See our full course catalogue at icba.ca/courses Wouldn’t it be great to know that you are doing things right before […]
ICBA ECONOMICS: Household Formation, Immigration and Housing Markets April 24, 2024
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist The 2024 federal budget unveiled dozens of new initiatives intended to address Canada’s unfolding housing affordability and supply crisis. Never before have Canadian politicians been so seized with housing-related issues. At the heart of the problem is a large and still-growing gap between the country’s available housing stock and […]
WELLNESS WEDNESDAY #147: Economic Advocacy is a Mental Health Issue April 24, 2024
ICBA is Canada’s largest construction association and we grew to this size largely due to our strong advocacy for the conditions that help builders succeed: a strong economy, less red tape, lower taxes, and open, fair bidding. We also run an award-winning workplace wellness program, designed specifically for construction. These two streams of work combine […]
ICBA/BCBC OP-ED: B.C.’s natural resources remain central to our collective well-being April 19, 2024
ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and Business Council of B.C. Chief Economist Ken Peacock co-wrote the following op-ed, which was published in Business in Vancouver April 19, 2024. British Columbia’s natural resource industries—forestry, mining, energy and agri-food—are being buffeted by many challenges. A weaker global economy is weighing on some commodity prices. Multiplying and increasingly […]
TRAINING THURSDAY: Importance of Indoor Air Quality for Contractors and Developers April 18, 2024
Kerry and Jordan talk about ICBA Training’s latest featured course. Importance of Indoor Air Quality for Contractors and Developers FREE | 1.5 BC Housing CPD points Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | 11AM to 12:30PM Pacific Register at https://icbatraining.arlo.co/w/courses/472-free-importance-of-indoor-air-quality-iaq-for-contractors-and-developers-webinar Missed this one? Check out www.icba.ca/courses The importance of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is often the […]
WELLNESS WEDNESDAY #146: Take Me Out To The Ballgame April 17, 2024
There’s something comforting to me about watching baseball, whether live or on TV. The slower pace slowly relaxes you, yet the big moment is always a single swing of the bat away. I read a great piece on Psychology Today about the mental health lessons of baseball. It suggests that the high rate of failure […]
ICBA ECONOMICS: Trudeau Government Creating Difficult Fiscal Legacy April 17, 2024
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist When future historians assess the economic and fiscal record of the Justin Trudeau government, they are likely to emphasize a few key themes. The first is Canada’s economic stagnation since 2015. Gross domestic product per person, adjusted for inflation, has basically flatlined over the last eight years, with more […]
ICBA OP/ED: Trudeau Government Doubles Down on Missing the Mark April 17, 2024
The following op-ed, written by ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner, was first published in Business in Vancouver on April 16, 2024. Earlier this year, public opinion research company Leger published the results of a nationwide poll. One result stood out: 70 per cent of Canadians agreed with the statement: “It feels like everything is […]
ICBA NEWS RELEASE: Trudeau Government Can’t Tax-and-Spend its Way to Canadian Prosperity April 16, 2024
The 2024 federal budget continues the Trudeau Government’s legacy of excessive spending, bloating bureaucracy, high taxes, and doing nothing to reverse Canada’s withering economic productivity and competitiveness, says the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), one of Canada’s largest business associations. “The torrid pace of spending by Ottawa and the growth of government is simply […]

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