ICBA50 #44: Hochstein and Stewart Close a Legendary ICBA Run
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...
ICBA ECONOMICS: Measuring the Economic Footprint of Residential Construction
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist QUICK SUMMARY: Homebuilding in Canada is slowing sharply in major regions like Metro Vancouver and Toronto, with many projects delayed or cancelled as demand softens and population growth cools, threatening jobs and economic...
ICBA50 #43: A New Era Mega Project: The Vancouver Olympics
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...
ICBA OP/ED: Carney’s first budget will test his promise of economic discipline
The following piece, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on October 27, 2025. When it became clear that Mark Carney would succeed Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader and Prime Minister, the...TRAINING THURSDAY: AI FOR SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT IN CONSTRUCTION
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Alberta tops the country in GDP per person at nearly $75,000 — and it isn't close.
B.C.? $60,131. Just a hair above the national average.
ICBA's Jock Finlayson and Ken Peacock on why Alberta owns the podium — and what B.C. should learn from it:
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