ICBA50 #46: Expanding Beyond the Lower Mainland
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 how ICBA has...
NEWS RELEASE: Keep Canada’s Major Projects Open To All Qualified Workers, ICBA Tells Ottawa
SURREY & CALGARY – As the federal government unveils its next batch of major projects today, the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) in B.C. and Alberta has signed on to a coalition letter urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to commit to open...TRAINING THURSDAY: Supercharge Safety with AI-Driven Safety Management Plans
Kerry and Jordan talk about Independent Contractors & Businesses Association Training’s latest featured course. Construction worksites never stop changing. The hazard-landscape evolves, regulatory demands increase, subcontractors diversify, and tech leaps ahead of...
ICBA50 #45: Chris Gardner Takes Over as ICBA President
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 turn back the clock to...TRAINING THURSDAY: Unlock Profit Potential by Mastering the Numbers
Kerry and Jordan talk about ICBA Training’s latest featured course. Construction firms today face razor-thin margins, volatile labour and material costs, and the constant juggling act between field execution and financial performance. Too many projects finish...Tweet ICBA!
Canada has an entrepreneurial drought. Business entry rates have plummeted nearly 50% since the mid-1980s — and since early 2024, more businesses are closing than opening. The gap keeps widening.
ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson on what it means:
https://icba.ca/economics-blog/blog-tracking-business-dynamics