When Shane Stirling was a high school student working for his dad’s company in the late 1990s, he never thought that one day he would be running the whole business with his brother. But then, when opportunity knocks and you love what you do, you don’t say no. ...
Each week, ICBA’s Jordan Bateman reflects on what we’ve learned as we participate in ICBA’s Workplace Wellness Program. This program is free for all ICBA members – check out icba.ca/wellness for details. It makes sense that someone who is being harassed or mistreated...
Kerry and Jordan discuss ICBA Training’s free upcoming Cyber Risk and Your Business webinar — and react to the BC Government’s compulsory trades legislation. Cyber Risk and your Business – What you need to know! (FREE Webinar) March 4 1PM Register...
ICBA’s Jordan Bateman joins TheOrca.ca’s Maclean Kay to talk about the Speaker’s decision on the Lisa Beare FOI affair, the Falcon effect, COVID rules, and the government’s 1970s view of...
The following is an excerpt of a piece that ran in Building Magazine on August 23, 2021: The key will be to get more of these immigrants into the skilled trades, like construction, which is facing a shortage of more than 300,000 workers by 2030 due to retirements and...
ICBA President Chris Gardner was in Calgary today, taking part in Black Diamond Group’s Onward - a Visionary Summit.Hosted by Black Diamond’s CEO, Trevor Haynes, the annual event gathers experts and professionals in construction, technology, economics and business to identify trends, opportunities, and potential challenges in Alberta, across Canada and around the globe.Chris spoke on panel with Jean-Francois Perrault, Senior VP and Chief Economist of Scotiabank and Laurie Robert, modular construction industry expert, about the challenges businesses are facing related to the shortage of people, project approvals, affordability, housing supply and the energy transition. Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper was the keynote guest and gave attendees his sense of where Canada is headed economically and the looming macro-global threats.Great catching up with the Black Diamond team - we learned a lot! ... See MoreSee Less
Another day, another horror story about the BC NDP's "Speculation and Vacancy Tax" that has nothing to do with either speculators or vacancies.From a legal expert on this tax: “Vacancy taxes often include harsh, unjustified rules that can ultimately cause more harm that good." ... See MoreSee Less
Fascinating (and worrying) piece of work by our friends at the CFIB -- 13%of construction small and medium businesses who took the $60,000 CEBA COVID-19 loan are at risk of not being able to pay it back by Dec. 31. This would mean they would lose out on the one-third forgivable portion, and put some at risk of closing their doors all together. ... See MoreSee Less
Thrilled to support Homebuilders Association Vancouver - HAVAN in their efforts to break the stigma around mental health in construction!Look after and protect your most valuable resource, your employees.If you are a business owner, manager, supervisor, site superintendent, project manager, or team member in any segment of the homebuilding industry, this is an important seminar you can't afford to miss.✅ Register here: ow.ly/Q1k950OIpkhMental health affects everyone, so for the first time ever, HAVAN is presenting Let's Talk about Mental Health in Construction on June 13 -- a full morning event with a focus on supporting members and their employees around mental health in the workplace.Starting with keynote speaker, Corey Hirsch, former NHL Vancouver Canucks player, this session brings together a line-up of engaging speakers who will have a real conversation about mental health in the construction industry, its commonality, understanding perspectives and responsibilities for both employers and employees, and sharing resources to ensure members have the tools and strategies to support mental wellness in the workplace.Thank you to our sponsors, who have shown leadership as supporters of the industry and the mental wellness of our most important asset - the people:Presenting Sponsor: FortisBC Keynote Speaker Sponsor: ICBA - Independent Contractors and Businesses Association Breakfast Sponsor: RBCTake a Break Sponsor: Bellrock Benchmarking Inc. ... See MoreSee Less
One of ICBA’s amazing Builders’ Circle partners, Crystal Consulting Inc, is doing absolutely incredible work in the world of mental health. Their CCI Mental Health Society raises tens of thousands of dollars through their annual golf tournament and other fundraisers to help BC Children’s Hospital and the Foundry Langley.ICBA is a proud sponsor of the tournament and contributing 100 signed copies of ICBA Wellness Ambassador Corey Hirsch Official's book, The Save of My Life, which chronicles the former Canuck goaltender’s journey toward mental health.For more on the June 20th tournament, visit crystal.golfreg.com/a8207c9/regPages/pages/?p=ab13edab... See MoreSee Less