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Household Incomes in Canada – Alberta (Still) Leads the Way

It’s well-established that Alberta leads the country on most measures of economic prosperity. Statistics Canada’s latest estimates of household income – which cover the period up to 2024 – confirm that this continues to be true for the most commonly...

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ICBA EconoBot: Manufacturing Holds the Line, but Input Prices Spike to Four-Year High

TOP STORY Manufacturing Holds the Line, but Input Prices Spike to Four-Year High Canada's manufacturing sector kept expanding in May. TheS&P Global...

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The AI Revolution and the Demand for Labour in the Construction Industry

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist The onward march of artificial intelligence (AI) is drawing intense interest from investors, business...

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Goldman Sachs on Construction Productivity

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist

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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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ECONOBOT: Carney's One-Year Approval Push Targets All Major Projects

Carney Pushes One-Year Limit on Federal Approvals for All Major Projects

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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 ECONOBOT: Oil Tumbles on Iran Deal Hopes — Easing the BoC’s Stagflation Headache

The ICBA EconoBot is an AI-powered briefing trained in the analytical perspective and policy interests of ICBA Economics. Prepared with data from...

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