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ICBA ECONOBOT: BC and Alberta Starts Both Cool as National Build Rate Slips
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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...
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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...