Economics News

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ICBA EconoBot | Counter-Tariffs Land on Construction's Shopping List

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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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ICBA EconoBot | Rate Relief Is Dead, and the Next Move Might Be Up

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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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ICBA EconoBot | A Record Energy Quarter, and the Tariff Bill Coming Due

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ICBA EconoBot | The Trade War Is Here: 50% Tariffs Land, Ottawa Fires Back Sept. 8

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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...

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ICBA EconoBot | A Toronto Hospital Is Not a National Construction Recovery

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ICBA EconoBot | B.C. Books a Record Deficit — and Quietly Shelves $4 Billion of Construction

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Major Projects in Alberta – An Update

ICBA Alberta President Mike Martens recently joined Jordan Bateman on our Coffee & Construction podcast to review the bulging array of investment...