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Private sector employment continues to decline in stagnant B.C.
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist, and Ken Peacock (https://kenpeacock.substack.com/), consulting economist
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Construction and the Economy in 2025: A Preliminary View
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist In early May, Statistics Canada published preliminary data on GDP by industry for the ten provinces and three...
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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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ICBA ECONOMICS OP/ED: ‘Canada Strong Fund’ Unlikely to Make Canada More Attractive
The following piece by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson first ran on Energy Now on April 30, 2026.
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OP/ED: Why B.C. may already be in a recession
The following op-ed, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first ran in Business in Vancouver on April...
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B.C.'s Housing Slump Deepens as Alberta Powers Ahead
With housing market developments still featuring prominently in the news across some parts of the country, now is a good time to check in with the...
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Shifting Sands: Interprovincial Migration Trends in B.C. and Alberta
By ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock (see Ken's Substack HERE).
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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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OP/ED: Wealth and net worth — a bird’s-eye view of Canada
The following op-ed, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson, first appeared in the Toronto Sun on March 24, 2026.
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OP/ED: B.C.’s forestry crisis goes beyond U.S. tariffs
The following piece, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, was first published in Business in Vancouver on...