VANCOUVER – What happens when the force of a global pandemic collides with a country going over a demographic cliff? Wages go up. Even as construction employers face a very uncertain future for the provincial economy, a shortage of skilled workers continues to be the...
ICBA NEWS RELEASE: ICBA 2021 Construction Wages Up, While Work Plateaus
VANCOUVER – What happens when the force of a global pandemic collides with a country going over a demographic cliff? Wages go up. Even as construction employers face a very uncertain future for the provincial economy, a shortage of skilled workers continues to be the...
MEDIA ADVISORY: ICBA to Release 2021 Wage & Benefits Survey Wednesday (TOMORROW)
VANCOUVER – The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) will release the results of its 2021 Wage and Benefits Survey tomorrow (Wednesday) morning in Vancouver. ICBA President Chris Gardner will present the results of ICBA’s annual survey of hundreds...
#BCPOLI HOTSTOVE: Wrapping Up 2020
Our Jordan Bateman and The Orca's Maclean Kay close out 2020 with a discussion on Rob Shaw joining the Orca's Resident Pod; Maclean's year-end sitdowns with John Horgan, Shirley Bond and Sonia Furstenau; nice stories about those three, Mary Polak, Dan Ashton, and...
SAFETY MERITS WINNER: Congratulations Randy Sieben of Corrcoat Services Inc.
The winner of ICBA's Safety Merits Award is IN! Congratulations to Randy Sieben of Corrcoat Services Inc. on winning the $1,500 cash prize. Randy was drawn from the names of hundreds of ICBA members' workers, all of whom had worked safely all year. Corrcoat sent us...
TRAINING THURSDAY: A Record Year for ICBA Training
Special guest Santa Claus joined Kerry to talk about ICBA's record year in training. Check out icba.ca/courses for our 2021 offerings!
HOWESTREET RADIO: Small Business Naughty and Nice List
Our Jordan Bateman shared a small business "naughty and nice list" with Jim Goddard of HoweStreet.com. https://youtu.be/lI2bUwQul8g
#BCPOLI HOTSTOVE: Clawbacks and COVID Christmases
Maclean and Jordan sift through the big BC political news, including the Victoria byelection, the NDP's weird clawback of benefits for people on disability, COVID rules for Christmas, carbon tax, and Vaughn Palmer's piece on Andrew Wilkinson....
TRAINING THURSDAY: Drugs & Alcohol in the Workplace – Employer Rights & Obligations
The 2020 run of ICBA Training's HR Series wraps up Dec. 18 with a 2-hour live webinar, Drugs & Alcohol in the Workplace - Employer Rights & Obligations.
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There's nothing more popular than a tax on someone else -- but is the speculation tax actually achieving the goal of making housing more affordable?
Is the Speculation Tax working? Depends who you ask. - The Orca
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New data on B.C.’s speculation tax continues to fuel debate...#BellLetsTalk Day is coming up Jan. 28, and ICBA is proud to support initiatives like this one, which open up much-needed conversations about mental health.
Check out icba.ca/letstalk for a list of ICBA Training live webinars on mental health and dealing with issues like stigma, bullying, discrimination, anxiety and more.
This year, let’s talk about mental health, let’s get equipped, and let’s make a difference.
ICBA WORKPLACE WELLNESS: Bell Let's Talk Day 2021
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January 28, 2021, is Bell Let's Talk Day, a remarkable initiative where Canadians pause to discuss mental health. This spring, ICBA will launch a new Workplace Wellness Program -- where members can ge...January 28th is Bell Let's Talk Day, and mental health is front and centre in many conversations. Kerry and Jordan look at two upcoming ICBA Training live webinars on the topic:
Understanding Brain Circuitry - Why All The Stigma? -- Jan. 22
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The Wellness Series: Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health Issues in the Workplace -- Jan. 29
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All of us in BC should really, really, really, really hope BC's oil and gas investment bounces back. Our economy desperately needs it.
CAPP projects $1 billion increase in BC upstream investment
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CAPP forecasts modest recovery in Canadian oil and gas upstream in 2021For the first time since the October 2018 municipal election, North Vancouver District Council actually approved two residential developments.
Even more shocking, one of them is rental -- the first purpose-built rental to be approved in that municipality in 17 years.
North Van District approves 481 units in two major developments
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'We’re catching up on decades and decades of disinvestment in rental housing.'👏 Thank you for standing up for the democratic right to a secret ballot, Greg Kyllo!
SOUND OFF: The premier’s mission to legalize peer pressure
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THIS PAST FALL, British Columbians from all corners of our province - myself included - headed to the polls to...Tweet ICBA!
Although half of workers have experienced or witnessed bullying, policies and laws dealing with it are far less prevalent. Our Bullying in the Workplace webinar Feb 10 will answer your questions about how to protect your staff. Register now: http://ow.ly/JBAF30rsF5n
We have a massive number of online self-paced courses; looking for one you can do this weekend? Check out the list here: http://ow.ly/Qsm530rsF3R