Economics News

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ICBA ECONOMICS: Damn the Fiscal Torpedoes! Assessing the 2024 B.C. Budget

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Any lingering doubts as to whether government is now the principal “growth industry” in British Columbia can...

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ICBA ECONOMICS: Income Trends Key To Creating Affordability

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist At a time when affordability and the cost of living have emerged as top-of-mind issues for many Canadians, it...

ICBA ECONOMICS: B.C. Keeps Piling Up Debt

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ICBA ECONOMICS: Building Permits Slowing as Economy Softens

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist In the waning weeks of 2023, Canadian building permits turned lower, consistent with a stagnant national...

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ICBA ECONOMICS: B.C. Forestry Being Chopped Down By Government

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ICBA ECONOMICS: Job Data Shows the Alberta Advantage Advances

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist

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ICBA ECONOMICS: Analyzing the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of B.C.'s 2023 Job Data

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