Jock Finlayson

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The Rising Cost of Building Construction in Canada

Data on construction prices are collected regularly and reported quarterly by Statistics Canada. They provide information on the change over time in the prices charged by contractors to construct new buildings across urban Canada. The building...

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Winter 2026 Construction Monitors: What to Watch in B.C. and Alberta

ICBA Economics has released the Winter 2026 Construction Monitors for British Columbia and Alberta—two quick, data-rich snapshots of what’s happening...

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ICBA ECONOMICS: The Competitiveness of Canada’s Major Ports

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist The Carney government has pledged to double Canada’s exports to markets other than the United States over the...

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ICBA ECONOMICS: The Competitiveness of Canada’s Major Ports

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist The Carney government has pledged to double Canada’s exports to markets other than the United States over the...

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ICBA OP/ED: B.C. unions lose ground in the workplace but gain leverage in government

The following op-ed, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on...

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ICBA50 #49: From Experience to ICBA Economics

ICBA celebrates 50 years of serving open shop construction this year, and we are looking back every week at some of the significant moments,...

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ICBA ECONOMICS: A Snapshot of Exports and Jobs in Canada

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to wave his tariff wand at Canada and other American trading...

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ICBA ECONOMICS: B.C.’s Economic Slump Began in 2024

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist, and Ken Peacock, Consulting Economist Statistics Canada’s provincial economic accounts for 2024 provide the...

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