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ICBA ECONOMICS: 2025-26 Forecast
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist As a new year beckons, Canadian policymakers and business leaders find themselves staring at an unsettled...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Snapshot of Labour Supply Challenges in the U.S. Construction Industry
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Over the past few years, the Canadian construction industry has been grappling with labour shortages,...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Measuring the Housing Capital Stock
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Canada is sitting on $7.4 trillion worth of fixed assets, yet we’re still grappling with a housing crisis and...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Growing Wear and Tear on Canada’s Public Infrastructure
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist In the last decade, the quality and adequacy of Canada’s public infrastructure has been attracting more...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Some Priorities for the New B.C. Cabinet
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Confronted with a string of record budget deficits, a soaring provincial debt, and a business community that...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Canada’s Productivity Decline: A Call for Action
Earlier this year, a senior Bank of Canada official described Canada’s stagnant productivity as an “emergency.” ICBA’s Chief Economist, Jock...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: A Look Back at the Economy in 2023
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Statistics Canada’s recent release of the official national accounts data for 2023 provides an updated look...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Closing the Books on a Tough Year for Construction
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist As temperatures cool and winter approaches, the Canadian construction industry may welcome the looming end of...
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ICBA ECONOMICS OP/ED: Canada could capitalize as global electricity demand continues to rise
The following, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson in his work with the Fraser Institute, first appeared in the Calgary Sun on October 30,...
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ICBA Economics OP/ED: Poor policy decisions have helped B.C.’s forestry decline
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and Business Council of B.C. VP Ken Peacock first appeared in Business in Vancouver on...