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ICBA EconoBot | Meta Bets $13B on Alberta — 3,000 Construction Jobs Coming
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Storing Up Trouble: Financial Trends at WorkSafeBC
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist
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ICBA ECONOBOT: Is Canada Climbing Out of Its Slump after GDP Posts Strongest Month Since Last Summer?
Editor’s note: there will be no EconoBot briefing Thursday, July 2, due to the holiday. Have a great Canada Day, and we will be back July 7. TOP STORY
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Navigating Choppy Waters: ICBA Economics’ Mid-Year Update
At the halfway point of a notably turbulent 2026, Canadian policymakers and business leaders are navigating an uncertain and, at times, perilous...
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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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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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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...
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