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ICBA ECONOMICS: A Snapshot of Small Business in Canada

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Canada is known as a jurisdiction where small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are ubiquitous – found on every commercial street, every community, and every sector of the economy. By 2023, Canada was home...

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ICBA ECONOMICS: Estimating the Remaining 'Service Life' of Canada’s Capital Stock

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Most tangible assets eventually become obsolete and must be replaced after years of wear and tear. This...

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ICBA ECONOMICS: An Update on Canada’s Infrastructure

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Investing in and properly maintaining physical infrastructure is essential to sustaining Canada’s high...

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ICBA ECONOMICS OP/ED: Manufacturing is Crucial but Policy is Falling Short

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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ICBA ECONOMICS: Metro Vancouver Population Review and Update

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist, and Ken Peacock, Consulting Economist Metro Vancouver is home to more than half of B.C.’s population and is...

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ICBA ECONOMICS: CleanBC 2.5 Times More Damaging to Economy than Trump’s Tariffs

A new report from ICBA Economics delivers a stark warning: B.C.’s CleanBC climate plan will do more than 2.5 times the economic damage to our...

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ICBA ECONOMICS OP/ED: Canada could help supply world’s growing demand for energy including oil and gas

The following op-ed, by ICBA Chef Economist Jock Finlayson, first appeared in the Toronto Sun on June 3, 2025.

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ICBA ECONOMICS OP/ED: B.C. trade stuck in the past while U.S. becomes more essential

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

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ICBA ECONOMICS: NDP Papering BC Forestry to Death

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist British Columbia’s forest products sector has been struggling for several years, weighed down by a mix of...

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ICBA ECONOMICS: Checking in on the Energy Transition

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist When an irresistible force meets an immovable object, conflict typically ensues. So it is with the halting...

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