ICBA ECONOMICS: Checking in on Alberta’s Prosperity
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Citizens and policymakers in any jurisdiction should be interested in how well the economy is performing. This typically involves keeping tabs on a few widely-cited economic indicators – such as employment growth, household...
ICBA50 #48: How ICBA Benefits and Wellness Became a Cornerstone of Industry Stability
ICBA celebrates 50 years of serving open shop construction this year, and we are looking back every week at some of the significant moments, milestones, and people who helped ICBA become Canada’s largest construction association. Today, we look at ICBA’s incredible...TRAINING THURSDAY: Mindfulness Reset – The Intelligent Body at Work
Santa joins Kerry to talk about ICBA’s latest featured course. Construction moves fast. Deadlines stack up, clients call, inspectors drop by, and the work never really slows down. But your nervous system wasn’t built for constant red-alert mode – and “toughing it out”...Now is the Time for BC to Support Canada’s Energy Future
The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) is welcoming the new Ottawa–Alberta Memorandum of Understanding on energy, infrastructure, pipelines, rail, power generation, and ports that will support energy and natural resource development in Western...
ICBA urges Metro Vancouver to pause 2027 DCC hike
ICBA has written to the Metro Vancouver Regional District Board urging directors to support a motion on their November 28 agenda to pause the next round of regional Development Cost Charge (DCC) increases, currently scheduled for January 1, 2027. In our letter, ICBA...Tweet ICBA!
The Bank of Canada calls the 🇨🇦-🇺🇸 productivity gap a national "emergency." RBC calls the last decade a "capital recession."
That's not bad luck. That's bad policy.
ICBA's 2026 federal priorities to fix it: