ICBA ECONOMICS: UPDATE ON AN UNWANTED TRADE WAR – PART 2
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist, the following op-ed first ran in the Toronto Sun on March 4,2025 BRITISH COLUMBIA - It is hard to keep track of the on-again, off-again cross-border tariff...
FCC: CANADA’S FARMLAND VALUES CONTINUED TO CLIMB IN 2024
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The average value of Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in 2024, increasing by 9.3 per cent, slightly less than the 11.5 per cent increase reported in 2023, according to...
BCREA: HOUSING STARTS FALL IN FEBRUARY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts fell by 4 per cent to 229,030 units in February at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were down 12 per cent from the same month last year....
CREA: TARIFF UNCERTAINTY KEEPING HOOME BUYERS ON THE SIDELINES
OTTAWA - Canadian home sales fell sharply from January to February, as home buyers remained on the sidelines in the first full month of the ongoing trade war with the United States. Sales activity...
FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN BC HYDRO PROJECTS ACROSS THE PROVINCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The federal government has announced it is investing more than $156.8 million in eight BC Hydro infrastructure projects across the province. The funding is provided through the...
CFIB: ANSWERS NEEDED BEOFRE ELECTION CALL
OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) welcomes Ottawa’s decision to scrap the carbon tax but is concerned about some important outstanding carbon, capital and alcohol tax...
