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ICBA named trade association of the year
The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) has been named North American Trade Association of the Year at the Reed Awards.
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ICBA: Budget falls short in key investments
The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association is disappointed in the lack of infrastructure and skills training investments.
Construction Business
Lincor wins 2020 ICBA Gord Stewart Award
Lincor Enterprises Ltd. has won the 2020 ICBA Gord Stewart Award for its outstanding Industrial Athletes Injury Prevention Program.
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B.C. Court of Appeal upholds CBA ruling
The B.C. Court of Appeal has denied the Charter of Rights challenge to B.C.’s Community Benefits Agreement.
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ICBA Benefit acquires Nexgen Advisory Group
ICBA Benefit Services Ltd. has acquired Calgary-based Nexgen Advisory Group to grow its benefits brokerage business and expand in markets outside of B.C.
Construction Business
Poll shows majority support for fair bidding in B.C.
A new poll released by Merit Canada and the ICBA shows that the majority of British Columbians support fair bidding at 83 per cent.
Construction Business
Pay raise, slowing volume, shortage of workers
The ICBA CEO breakfast at Buildex Vancouver highlighted the association's annual wage and benefits survey with worker shortages remaining the top concern.
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B.C. contractors, workers gather to protest CBA
Construction workers gathered at the B.C. legislature on November 19 to call on the NDP government to scrap the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA).
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Experts discuss technology at breakfast panel
The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), along with Procore Technologies, hosted a breakfast panel on Construction Technology.
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Construction coalition challenges CBA in court
A coalition of British Columbia’s largest construction associations and progressive unions began legal proceedings Feb. 27 in B.C. Supreme Court.
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B.C. construction industry deeply divided over CBA
When the B.C. government introduced the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) in July 2018, it set off a heated debate within the construction industry.
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ICBA survey: construction wages to increase
B.C. construction workers to see pay raises over the next two years, according to the results of the ICBA 2019 Wage and Benefits Survey.
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Entry calls for ICBA’s Gord Stewart Award
The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) and WorkSafeBC are pleased to announce the 2018 Gord Stewart Construction Workplace Health and Safety Innovation Award is now open for entries.
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Trans Mountain pipeline delay concerns industry
The future of the $7.4 billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is in question after Kinder Morgan announced it is suspending non-essential construction.
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ICBA survey forecasts construction wage increase
Wages for B.C. construction workers are expected to increase nearly 10 per cent over the next two years, according to the ICBA.
Construction Business
B.C. budget invests billions in infrastructure
B.C.’s provincial budget 2017 includes billions in infrastructure spending. The announcement demonstrates that the province’s commitment to balanced budgets and fiscal responsibility is paying dividends for
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Chris Gardner joins ICBA as president
The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of British Columbia (ICBA) has named Chris Gardner as its new president. Gardner replaces Gord Stewart, who was appointed
