ICBA NEWS: 2022 Safety Merits Contest Now Open!
by Jordan Bateman | Nov 24, 2022 | ARTICLES & OPINIONS
Workplace Safety is a team effort – and ICBA is again going to reward one of our members’ workers for their safe work practices! All ICBA members are invited to submit the names of their safest workers — as long as they meet the criteria below. The winner, drawn at...WELLNESS WEDNESDAY #76: Breaking Financial Stigma
by Jordan Bateman | Nov 23, 2022 | ARTICLES & OPINIONS
Money, money, money Must be funny In the rich man’s world Money, money, money Always sunny In the rich man’s world – ABBA Half of Canadians recently reported that they are having trouble sleeping due to worries about finances. There’s no doubt a...TRAINING THURSDAY: Interpreting Blueprints and Specifications
by Jordan Bateman | Nov 16, 2022 | ARTICLES & OPINIONS
Kerry and Jordan talk about a new, four-day, ICBA Training course. Interpreting Blueprints and Specifications (Live,Online) November 29 – December 2, 2022 | Mornings Register at https://icbatraining.arlo.co/w/courses/208-interpreting-blueprints-specifications...WELLNESS WEDNESDAY #75: Building Your Budget
by Jordan Bateman | Nov 16, 2022 | ARTICLES & OPINIONS
Budgeting sucks. We’d all rather spend money as we want, splashing out and enjoying life. But unless we’re Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk or some other zillionaire, that’s just not the reality for us. We all have to learn to live within a budget. Budgeting can be further...Follow ICBA on Facebook
Today, on this Day of Mourning, we pause to honour the lives of those that have been injured or lost their lives to workplace injury or disease in B.C.And we re-commit ourselves to making sure we do everything we can to protect workers.
Spend too much, drive Canada into further debt, no plan to get out of it, and raise taxes: that's the Trudeau Budget. Full Merit Canada analysis at merit-canada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/InSite-Budget-Spring-2024-Web.pdf
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Spoiler Alert: the latest Trudeau Budget makes the Canadian economy worse.
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TRAINING THURSDAY: Navigating Taxes for Small Businesses and Self-Employed Individuals Kerry and Jordan talk about ICBA’s latest (FREE!) featured course.Navigating Taxes for Small Businesses and Self-Employed IndividualsLive Online | FREE!Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | 11AM – 12:30PM Pacific TimeRegister at icbatraining.arlo.co/w/courses/473-free-information-session-navigating-taxes-for-small-businesses...See our full course catalogue at icba.ca/coursesWouldn’t it be great to know that you are doing things right before you file your small business tax returns? Join us for a free 1.5-hour webinar where a Canada Revenue Agency Liaison Officer will explain how to avoid common errors that could end up costing you time and money. Through the Liason Officer Service, CRA offers free support and guidance to small businesses and self-employed individuals to help them meet their tax obligations. As this program is a National program, the information discussed applies to all provinces in Canada. During this webinar, a liaison officer will:• Answer tax-related questions (income tax, GST/HST, and payroll)• Discuss business tax deductions • Explain common tax errors and financial benchmarks for your industry or a comparable one• Provide an overview of helpful tools and services offered by the CRA• Explain general bookkeeping concepts and best practices or offer advice and help with setting up an effective bookkeeping system for your business.Please note that the information provided will be kept fairly general, however, participants will have the opportunity to request a one-on-one personalized visit should they want to discuss their specific situation in confidence. Your private conversation with a liaison officer is 100% confidential; the information you choose to discuss with a liaison officer will not be shared with other areas of the CRA, or anyone else.
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TRAINING THURSDAY: Navigating Taxes for Small Businesses and Self-Employed Individuals Kerry and Jordan talk about ICBA’s latest (FREE!) featured course.Navigating Taxes for Small Businesses and Self-Employed IndividualsLive Online | FREE!Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | 11AM – 12:30PM Pacific TimeRegister at icbatraining.arlo.co/w/courses/473-free-information-session-navigating-taxes-for-small-businesses...See our full course catalogue at icba.ca/coursesWouldn’t it be great to know that you are doing things right before you file your small business tax returns? Join us for a free 1.5-hour webinar where a Canada Revenue Agency Liaison Officer will explain how to avoid common errors that could end up costing you time and money. Through the Liason Officer Service, CRA offers free support and guidance to small businesses and self-employed individuals to help them meet their tax obligations. As this program is a National program, the information discussed applies to all provinces in Canada. During this webinar, a liaison officer will:• Answer tax-related questions (income tax, GST/HST, and payroll)• Discuss business tax deductions • Explain common tax errors and financial benchmarks for your industry or a comparable one• Provide an overview of helpful tools and services offered by the CRA• Explain general bookkeeping concepts and best practices or offer advice and help with setting up an effective bookkeeping system for your business.Please note that the information provided will be kept fairly general, however, participants will have the opportunity to request a one-on-one personalized visit should they want to discuss their specific situation in confidence. Your private conversation with a liaison officer is 100% confidential; the information you choose to discuss with a liaison officer will not be shared with other areas of the CRA, or anyone else.
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If the Canadian housing crisis improves at all in the next three years, it won't be because of any Trudeau (or any provincial) housing policies or government spending -- it will happen because the federal government is slowing immigration substantially. That's the analysis of ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson in his latest piece for ICBA Economics. Read it at: www.icbaindependent.ca/2024/04/24/icba-economics-household-formation-immigration-and-housing-mark...
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TRAINING THURSDAY: Importance of Indoor Air Quality for Contractors and Developers
Kerry and Jordan talk about ICBA Training's latest featured course... a free way to collect 1.5 BC Housing CPD points *AND* upgrade your knowledge.
https://icbatraining.ca/training-thursday-importance-of-indoor-air-quality-for-contractors-and-developers/