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SUBMISSION: 15 Ways Budget 2026 can get Canada Building
Canada has $650 billion of major projects on the books in B.C. and Alberta alone. What it lacks is a system that can get them built.
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ICBA EconoBot | BoC Holds at 2.25% and Cracks the Door to Hikes
The Bank of Canada held at 2.25% — and cracked the door to rate hikes.
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Energy and Natural Resources are Key to Canada’s Economic Revival and Trade Diversification Push
The Carney government has embraced the goal of doubling Canada’s non-U.S. exports by 2035 to lessen dependence on the lucrative American market and...
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OP/ED: Here’s how Canadian policymakers should respond to Trump’s tariffs
The following op-ed, co-written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and Steven Globerman, was released by the Fraser Institute on August 24, 2026.
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OP/ED: Trump tariffs aren’t B.C. forestry’s biggest problem
The following op-ed, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on August...
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The Looming Construction Labour Supply Crunch in Western Canada
The Canadian construction job market has cooled after a few frenzied years in the immediate aftermath of the worst of the 2020-21 COVID pandemic. Job...