Merit Canada 🇨🇦 is the national voice of the open shop construction industry -- 900,000 construction professionals across the country. https://xitter.cf/t.co/WmsMPzw1s9
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The typical Canadian household's real net worth grew nearly 140% between 2008 and 2023. That's not the story you're hearing in the media — but it's what the data says. ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson breaks it down. 👇
torontosun.com/opinion/colum…
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PM Carney is in foreign capitals to diversify trade — but our Chief Economist Jock Finlayson says the real problems are right here at home: an uncompetitive tax system & a supply chain where 3 of Canada's 4 busiest ports rank near the bottom globally.
calgarysun.com/opinion/colum…
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The U.S. Supreme Court just reined in Trump's tariff powers — but big questions remain for Canada.
@icbabc Chief Economist Jock Finlayson on why the CUSMA review is now more critical than ever. Read his latest with Steven Globerman for @FraserInstitute ⬇️
icba.ca/bc-blog/op/ed-u.s.-s…
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B.C. added 64 new head offices since 2020—but we still have only 2/3 the corporate HQ jobs that Alberta does.
Why the gap? And what does it mean for our economy? Our Chief Economist has answers. 📈
icba.ca/bc-blog/icba-economi…
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Construction inflation is real.
StatsCan’s building construction price index shows prices up ~70% for residential buildings since Q3 2019 (non-residential: +42%). Some inputs are even worse (wood/plastics/composites: +157.6%).
Jock Finlayson analysis: icba.ca/economics-blog/icba-…
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Mark Carney’s first budget: Will it back up lofty growth goals with real fiscal discipline?
No fluff. Big stakes for jobs, business & the broader economy.
🧠 Read the commentary @BIVnews →
biv.com/news/commentary/opin…
Manitoba’s plan to hand new school builds exclusively to certain union trades shuts out >85% of contractors, stifling competition & driving up costs. Taxpayers will pay dearly.
Read this op-ed from @MeritMB & @icbabc for more:
winnipegfreepress.com/opinio…
RT @icbabc: Canada’s labour market is tilting the wrong way.
Since 2019:
📈Public sector jobs +25%
📉Private sector payrolls +10%
📉Self-e…
Merit Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
Canada’s construction industry is a small business success story. 🏗️
📊 157,835 firms (with employees) in 2024
👉60% have 1–4 employees
👉60% are specialty trades
👉Few “whales”—only 111 firms w/ 500+ employees
Full ICBA Economics post from Jock Finlayson: icbaindependent.ca/2025/08/2…
#CdnPoli #Construction
What a great announcement! @MeritManitoba recently pledged $300,000 to @RRC, for an endowment fund and awards for apprenticeship trades students, and to support the School of Skilled Trades and Technologies.
rrc.ca/fundraising/2025/03/1…
Merit Canada, representing 1.2M construction pros, is supporting @PierrePoilievre and @CPC_HQ in next election. Chair Shane Stirling says Poilievre will tackle economic decline and support workers to secure Canada's future.
News Release at facebook.com/meritcanada/pos…
Thank you @KellyBlockmp, @BradRedekopp, Corey Tochor, and @KevinWaugh_CPC for joining us at our reception last night -- go Team Blue!
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🇨🇦 Canada's economy is struggling, and we're nervous.
We see housing starts staying close to recent levels (but not growing) and business investment remaining sluggish.
Read Jock Finlayson's 2025-26 forecast for more insights on Canada, BC & Alberta.
icbaindependent.ca/2024/12/1…
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Canadian productivity has slumped so badly that it's become an "emergency", according to Bank of Canada officials.
ICBA's Jock Finlayson agrees, and in his latest piece for @BIVnews , he looks at the widening gap between the US and Canada, what it means for Canadian wages (SPOILER ALERT: It's not good), and how we can turn the trend around.
biv.com/news/commentary/opin…
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Jock Finlayson is digging into 🇨🇦Canada's physical assets and finds two troublespots: despite 🏠housing accounting for 54% of all assets, we don't have nearly enough. And it's dragging productivity way down.
Read his analysis:
🔗icbaindependent.ca/2024/11/2…
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Did you know? Labor productivity in Canada’s business sector is only 70% of the U.S. level. Falling behind risks lower wages and slower growth.
Read Jock Finlayson’s take on reversing this decline. #CanadianEconomy #ProductivityChallenge
icbaindependent.ca/wp-conten…
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With football's oldest trophy, the 111th #GreyCup, on the line Sunday in Vancouver, I'm thinking back to April when NFL legends Howie Long & Terry Bradshaw joined us at our @icbabc Gala & posed with it!
@GreyCupFestival @NFLonFOX @FOXSportsPR @FOXSports @NFLCanada @curtmenefee
Great piece by Yvette Milner of @MeritManitoba showing the unfairness (and high cost) of the Manitoba NDP government cutting 70% of construction professionals out of taxpayer-funded projects.
winnipegfreepress.com/opinio…
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From our Jock Finlayson: Vancouver’s residential construction costs rose 6.1% YoY in Q2. Calgary saw a 7.3% jump, while Edmonton rose by 3.2%. Rising costs impact the industry! More insights:
icbaindependent.ca/2024/11/0…
#ICBAEconomics #Construction
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Canada can lead in the global energy transition! 🌍
With rising electricity demand worldwide, Jock Finlayson explains why natural gas and Canada’s resource diversity are crucial.
🇨🇦 Read more on how Canada can step up!
🔗calgarysun.com/opinion/colum…
#EnergyTransition #Canada