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ICBA ECONOBOT: Producer Prices Keep Climbing as Costs Squeeze Builders
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BLOG: Tracking Business Dynamics
In a recent report, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business lamented Canada’s “entrepreneurial drought,” as the ranks of new businesses...
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Gravity Always Wins: Why Diversifying Canada's Trade Is Harder Than Ottawa Admits
Prime Minister Carney has promised to double Canada's non-US exports within a decade, backed by a $10-billion Trade Diversification Corridor Fund. A...
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OP/ED: Storm clouds continuing to gather over Canada’s economy
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson first appeared in the Toronto Sun on June 4, 2026.
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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...
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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...