With opioid overdoses at record levels in B.C., and people’s mental health stretched thin by the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) is launching its new ICBA Workplace Wellness Program, designed to...
The Spring 2021 edition of ICBA’s Construction Monitor features analysis and statistics on mental health in construction. Click HERE to see the 4-page PDF.
The following op-ed by ICBA President Chris Gardner has run in the April 26, 2021 editions of The Vancouver Sun, the Journal of Commerce, the Prince George Citizen, Business in Vancouver, Alaska Highway News, Kamloops This Week, Kelowna Daily Courier (April 27), and...
After winning 11 prestigious Reed Awards over the past three years, ICBA is a finalist for three more in 2021, including the big one: North American Trade Association of the Year. ICBA won that award in 2019, and is hoping to become the category’s first-ever...
More from Scott Jacob, co-founder of BC success story (and ICBA member!) Jacob Bros Construction. . Full interview at: https://www.icbaindependent.ca/2021/04/21/constructive-conversations-scott-jacob-and-the-jacob-bros-story/ ...
Kerry and Jordan discuss the upcoming (April 30) live webinar, Managing Risk and Disputes in Construction Projects (Register at https://icba.simplesignup.ca/en/7734/index.php?m=eventSummary). Risk is a key feature of every construction project. The essence of the...
Too much NDP waste, incompetence, and ideology.Healthcare in shambles. Affordability gone. Disorder and drugs everywhere. An economy gasping for breath under taxes, red tape, and mismanagement. Billions in debt. The NDP have to go. 🟠 🚫Vote Conservative. 🔵 👍B.C. needs a change in government, and NOW is the time to make it.www.icba.ca/election... See MoreSee Less
Eby and Trudeau have made everything in BC worse:😱 We’re less safe💸 We’re poorer🏥 Our ERs close👩⚕️ We don’t have doctors📉 Our economy is tankingTomorrow, we can start fixing all this. Tomorrow, we can vote out Dave Eby.B.C. needs a change in government.See icba.ca/election for more. ... See MoreSee Less
Our Jock Finlayson and Business Council of British Columbia's Ken Peacock take one more swing in this election campaign:"B.C.’s economy is visibly sputtering. To revive investment and private sector job creation and put the economy on a stronger footing, a recalibration of all CleanBC Roadmap measures is required. On policies affecting the land-base, the government should slow the pace of change and commit to greater openness along with more deliberative decision-making that brings all stakeholders together. Finally, in the post-election context, the B.C. government needs to turn its attention to policy adjustments that reduce business operating costs and help to foster a more hospitable investment climate in the province."In other words, Dave Eby and the NDP must be defeated Saturday. ... See MoreSee Less
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and Business Council of British Columbia Senior VP Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver Oct. 17, 2024. The private sector dri...
TRAINING THURSDAY: Accountants Guide to Project ManagementKerry and Jordan return from hiatus to talk about ICBA’s latest featured course, Kerry’s marathon, the B.C. election, and Christmas!Accountants Guide to Project ManagementLive OnlineOctober 29-30, 2024 | 830AM to 1230PMicbatraining.arlo.co/w/courses/459-accountants-guide-to-project-management/1941Missed this one? Check out icba.ca/coursesWhat if we could identify ways for accountants to better understand Project Management? This course, exclusive to the Canadian Construction industry, teaches construction financial professionals the language of construction project management, how the information available relates to each phase of the project, and provides insight into what can go wrong. The success of a construction project results from the contributions and strength of the entire team - including accounting and other admin personnel. It requires open communication, understanding, and collaboration. Managing, tracking, and forecasting the financial results of a construction project requires a clear understanding of the project by all parties involved. Accountants know their profession but few have ever had the kind of building guidance required in today’s construction climate. This course fills in the experience gaps most accountants lack. In this course, accountants and admin personnel learn many ways project results can be improved through accounting practices, cost controls, and financial reports. To do that, accountants and admin personnel must understand the roles and responsibilities of PMs. ... See MoreSee Less
The Orca on Dave Eby's record:🏥 "Health care has descended into chaos, with perpetual emergency room closures across the province"💸 "Increases to the carbon tax, and other environmental measures, have sparked an affordability backlash...with almost no decrease in actual pollution emissions"🚓 "Public safety is an unmitigated disaster for the NDP"B.C. needs a change in government.See icba.ca/election for more. ... See MoreSee Less
The career criminal who stole a police car and put kids at a playground in danger already had more than 50 criminal convictions. How long before David Eby's catch-and-release policy unleashes him to do it all over again? If 50 convictions isn't enough to keep a dangerous criminal off the streets in Eby's BC, what would be? B.C. needs a change in government.See icba.ca/election for more. ... See MoreSee Less
TRAINING THURSDAY: Accountants Guide to Project Management
Kerry and Jordan return to talk about ICBA’s latest featured course, Kerry’s marathon, and Christmas!
Accountants Guide to Project Management
Live Online | Oct 29-30 | 830AM to 1230PM
https://icbatraining.arlo.co/w/courses/459-accountants-guide-to-project-management/1941