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ICBA ECONOMICS: An Update on Canada’s Lopsided Labour Market
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist On the eve of another Labour Day, the Canadian job market is losing steam amid unprecedented tariff hikes,...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: A Closer Look at Canadian Construction Companies
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Construction is one of the biggest industries in the country, whether ranked by total business revenues,...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Income and Spending - A View from the Household Level
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Spending by households on goods, services and housing represents more than three-fifths of all economic...
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ICBA ECONOMICS OP/ED: Eby's Wrecking Ball
The following op-ed, co-written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: A Snapshot of Small Business in Canada
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Canada is known as a jurisdiction where small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are ubiquitous – found on...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Estimating the Remaining 'Service Life' of Canada’s Capital Stock
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Most tangible assets eventually become obsolete and must be replaced after years of wear and tear. This...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: An Update on Canada’s Infrastructure
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Investing in and properly maintaining physical infrastructure is essential to sustaining Canada’s high...
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ICBA ECONOMICS OP/ED: Manufacturing is Crucial but Policy is Falling Short
The following op-ed, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Metro Vancouver Population Review and Update
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist, and Ken Peacock, Consulting Economist Metro Vancouver is home to more than half of B.C.’s population and is...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: CleanBC 2.5 Times More Damaging to Economy than Trump’s Tariffs
A new report from ICBA Economics delivers a stark warning: B.C.’s CleanBC climate plan will do more than 2.5 times the economic damage to our...