By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Health care stories have become a staple of the daily news, with millions of Canadians struggling to find a doctor, hospital emergency rooms frequently overwhelmed, and the country’s once vaunted “public” health care services...
The following op-ed, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on December 18, 2025. The trade union movement in British Columbia, as in many other advanced economy jurisdictions, is...
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 platform,...
The following op-ed, written by ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner, first appeared in Northern Beat on December 12, 2025. Like an arsonist giving a heartfelt speech about the importance of fire safety, while the building he lit is still burning behind him, Premier...
Kerry and Jordan talk about ICBA's latest featured course. Price pressure, discounts, and chasing clients have become “normal” in construction – but they don’t have to be. On Thursday, January 22, 2026, ICBA Training is hosting a powerful...
KEY POINTS ICBA’s Wage and Benefit Survey is out – and, in yet another sign of the struggling economy, contractors have switched from seeking workers to seeking work. Following another disastrous court decision, ICBA has called on the NDP Government to change its...
SURREY – B.C.’s construction market has turned a dangerous corner, with contractors now more worried about finding work than finding workers, according to the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association’s (ICBA) 2026 Construction Survey of its members....
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to wave his tariff wand at Canada and other American trading partners, it is an opportune time to reflect on the role that cross-border trade plays in our economy and business...
SURREY – The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), Canada’s largest construction association, is calling on Premier David Eby to immediately recall the B.C. Legislature, repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and...
ICBA IMPACT 2025: What if we told you we build fewer homes in Canada today than we did in 1972? Governments' plan to tax-and-regulate more housing into existence is failing! As ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner wrote for Business in Vancouver:
"While there is much talk about
