WELLNESS WEDNESDAY #173: New Facility in Newfoundland
Newfoundland is taking the wrap off their brand new, $240 million mental health and addictions centre in St. John’s – and it’s a beauty. The new facility, opening in spring 2025, includes 102 care beds and a 60-bed hostel. It’s 240,000 sq. feet and includes space for...TRAINING TUESDAY: Leveraging Technology to enhance success with RFPs and achieve HSE goals
Kerry and Jordan talk about ICBA’s latest featured course. Leveraging Technology to enhance success with RFPs and achieve HSE goals Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 | 10:30-11:30 AM Pacific | Free, live webinar...
ICBA IN THE MEDIA: Responding to the Historically Close 2024 BC Election
ICBA media clips in the aftermath of the 2024 B.C. election: Chris Gardner and other business leaders share their concerns (Global) Chris Gardner tells CKNW’s Jas Johal he’s worried about what an NDP-Green alliance would do to the provincial economy (CKNW)...
ICBA OP/ED: To address affordability, policymakers must first fix B.C.’s painful payroll picture
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 drives innovation and economic progress. It is the source of most...TRAINING THURSDAY: Accountants’ Guide to Project Management
Kerry 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 Management Live Online October 29-30, 2024 | 830AM to 1230PM...Follow ICBA on Facebook
TRAINING WEDNESDAY: Understanding Self Care (with special guest Santa Claus 🎅🏻?)![]()
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St. Nick makes his annual visit to ICBA and Training Thursday (on a Wednesday)! He and Kerry Vital talk about ICBA’s latest featured course.![]()
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Understanding Self-Care: More Than Just a Buzzword![]()
Wednesday, Dec. 11 | 11AM-noon Pacific | FREE!![]()
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Unlock the true meaning of self-care in our webinar and discover practical strategies to enhance your well-being in the demanding construction industry. Join us to learn how prioritizing self-care can boost productivity, improve safety, and foster a positive workplace culture.
🚨 ICBA Opposes Federal Emissions Cap 🚨![]()
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Justin Trudeau and Steven Guilbeault want a federal cap on oil and gas emissions, which threatens to gut Canada’s largest export industry -- and industry that contributes 20-25% of Canada's annual exports. ![]()
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Experts estimate this policy could lead to tens of billions in lost economic output, fewer high-paying jobs, and reduced government revenues. We need practical, cost-effective solutions—not redundant, harmful policies.![]()
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Read our letter opposing the cap at www.icbaindependent.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/LETTER-Fed_oil-and-gas-cap.pdf![]()
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WELLNESS WEDNESDAY #179: Free December Webinars![]()
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Thanks to a generous donation from CCI/Kanin Construction, ICBA Training is pleased to offer free ICBA Wellness webinars. Here are our December dates:![]()
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Understanding Self-Care: More Than Just a Buzzword![]()
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | 11AM Pacific | FREE!![]()
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In this enlightening 1-hour webinar, we’ll delve deep into the true essence of self-care and debunk common misconceptions that diminish its importance. You'll discover that self-care is not just about pampering yourself with a spa day—it's about nurturing your physical, emotional, and mental well-being, especially in a demanding work environment.![]()
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Practical Tools for Less Stress and More Joy Over the Holidays![]()
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | 11AM Pacific | FREE!![]()
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The Holiday Season is often a mixed bag of emotions for many people. On one hand, every family has many traditions and ways to celebrate the season that make it special. On the other hand, the season is filled with stressors: long lines, busy traffic, too many social events for some, loneliness for others, buying gifts yet being conscious of overspending, eating, and drinking too much, and the stress that can result when families come together. All on top of the usual race to the "finish line" at work. It's a lot.![]()
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Each week, ICBA’s Jordan Bateman reflects on what we’ve learned as we participate in ICBA’s Workplace Wellness Program. ICBA’s Workplace Wellness Program has helped more than 100 companies and 15,000 construction professionals better understand mental health. This program is free for all ICBA members – check out icba.ca/wellness for details.
Canadian productivity has slumped so badly that it's become an "emergency", according to senior Bank of Canada officials. ![]()
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ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson agrees, and in his latest piece for BIV, he looks at the widening gap between the US and Canada, what it means for Canadian wages (SPOILER ALERT: It's not good), and how we can turn the trend around.
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In 2025, ICBA launches our own ICBA Foundation – a new charity dedicated to helping trades apprentices get their Red Seals and supporting mental wellness in construction. It will build on our half-century of work with the trades, and our position as B.C.’s single largest sponsor of apprentices.![]()
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The ICBA Foundation, a separate entity from ICBA and ICBA Benefits, is the embodiment of our values of training excellence, supporting mental health, and developing the next generation of tradespeople.![]()
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The ICBA Foundation is all about Building Stronger Futures.![]()
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Stay tuned to learn how you can make a difference in construction!
🇨🇦 Canada's housing capital stock has reached $4 trillion, accounting for 54% of the nation's total physical assets. Despite this substantial investment, the country faces a significant housing shortage, necessitating at least a doubling of homebuilding efforts to meet current and future demands. ![]()
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But it's more than just housing that's a challenge, as ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson points out: "If policymakers are serious about tackling Canada’s 'productivity emergency' and reversing the country’s eroding global competitiveness, they have no choice but to adopt a different economic growth model… one that prioritizes investment over consumption."![]()
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Read Jock's analysis: www.icbaindependent.ca/2024/11/27/icba-economics-measuring-the-housing-capital-stock/
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The more work we do to break down the stigma around mental health in construction, the more we realize how woefully under-resourced mental health services are in B.C. and across the country. Gov't just hasn’t taken this issue seriously enough.
Read more: https://www.icbaindependent.ca/2024/11/27/wellness-wednesday-178-the-north-needs-more/
Jock Finlayson is digging into 🇨🇦Canada's physical assets and finds two troublespots: despite 🏠housing accounting for 54% of all assets, we don't have nearly enough. And it's dragging productivity way down.
Read his analysis:
🔗https://www.icbaindependent.ca/2024/11/27/icba-economics-measuring-the-housing-capital-stock/