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Philip Hochstein, MPA
ICBA President
Office: 604-298-7795
Cell: 604-561-9402

Philip Hochstein is President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC. ICBA services and represents BC’s open shop construction sector that is responsible for 85% of construction work in the province.

Philip chairs the Construction Industry’s Benefit Plan Board of Trustees and serves on the Board of Directors for the SHARE Family and Community Services Society and ICBA Benefit Services Ltd.

Philip is a former Chair of the Coalition of BC Businesses that represents over 50,000 small and medium sized businesses on labour and employment policy issues.

Philip earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Victoria in 1984 and an Honours Degree in History from McGill University in Montreal.

Prior to joining ICBA in 1986, Philip was Manager of Membership Services for the Mechanical Contractors Association of BC and also worked for the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission and the Provincial Ministry of Finance.

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