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Checking Up on Small Business in Alberta
Key Takeaways for Alberta Construction Businesses:
Economics
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Where B.C. and Alberta Stand on Corporate Head Offices
Statistics Canada’s latest survey of corporate headquarters provides updated counts of head offices and direct head office jobs for each province as...
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OP/ED: Eby may go down as worst fiscal manager in B.C. history
This piece, by Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist, and Ken Peacock, Consulting Economist, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on January 23,...
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The Rising Cost of Building Construction in Canada
Data on construction prices are collected regularly and reported quarterly by Statistics Canada. They provide information on the change over time in...
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Winter 2026 Construction Monitors: What to Watch in B.C. and Alberta
ICBA Economics has released the Winter 2026 Construction Monitors for British Columbia and Alberta—two quick, data-rich snapshots of what’s happening...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: The Competitiveness of Canada’s Major Ports
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist The Carney government has pledged to double Canada’s exports to markets other than the United States over the...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: The Competitiveness of Canada’s Major Ports
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist The Carney government has pledged to double Canada’s exports to markets other than the United States over the...
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ICBA OP/ED: B.C. unions lose ground in the workplace but gain leverage in government
The following op-ed, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on...