Economics News

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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...

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ICBA EconoBot | Ottawa Keeps Folding on Digital Taxes. The Tariff Clock on Building Materials Keeps Ticking.

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BLOG: Digging Into Steeply Rising Canadian Construction Costs

Construction costs have been marching steadily higher over the past several years, aggravating the affordability challenges facing Canadian...

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ICBA EconoBot | Gold Gilds a Soft Trade Report — and the AI Building Boom Shows Up in the Import Data

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ICBA EconoBot | Ottawa Funds the Pipes. Construction Payrolls Have Not Budged.

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ICBA EconoBot | TD Sizes Up the West Coast Pipeline

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ICBA EconoBot | Woodfibre LNG Hits 70% as World Clamours for Canadian Gas