5 h. ago Anand, provinces meet in effort to reduce interprovincial trade barriers

Expanding mutual recognition of provincial regulatory requirements and improving labour mobility were on the agenda

Economics

6 h. ago Anand meets with provincial counterparts to discuss boosting interprovincial trade

OTTAWA — Transport and Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand said Friday she wants to boost internal trade by getting the provinces to recognize out-of-province labour certifications and regulations. Anand was meeting with the Committee on Internal Trade, made up of provincial and territorial trade ministers. The federal government says it has eliminated 20 of 39 […]

Economics

34 h. ago David Rosenberg: It may not seem obvious today, but Trump has done Canada a big favour when it comes to the future

The incentive is finally there to remove interprovincial trade barriers, diversify trade abroad and fast-track project approvals

Other

51 h. ago Alberta businesses, experts say now is the time to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers

Small businesses say Canadians need to take advantage of the opportunity presented to us by U.S. President Donald Trump and eliminate interprovincial trade barriers.

Economics

52 h. ago B.C. eyes Nova Scotia bill as it looks to tackle interprovincial trade barriers

At least one expert says that if every province tables similar legislation, difficulties in moving goods and services across Canada could be a thing of the past.

Economics

62 h. ago JAY GOLDBERG: Houston charts path forward on interprovincial trade

Leaders across Canada have talked a good game about eliminating interprovincial trade barriers. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is putting his money where his mouth is. There can be no doubt about it: Interprovincial trade barriers are holding Canada’s economy back. The rules and regulations preventing the free flow of goods, services and workers across […]

Economics

3 d. ago ‘A common sense change’: Nova Scotia tables bill to reduce interprovincial trade barriers

However, provisions in the bill would only be extended to provinces or territories that adopt similar legislation

Economics

3 d. ago City eyes $7B in economic output from proposed logistics hub on Calgary's eastern edge

City lawmakers said the deal is a timely one, given the need to boost interprovincial trade just as the cloud of a trade war with the U.S. hovers

Economics

3 d. ago Unwinding interprovincial trade barriers rising to top of Canada’s tariff

Researcher says study will give politicians the ammunition to open borders across the country

Economics

3 d. ago Why exceptions are the rule when it comes to interprovincial trade

A report by the CFIB claims removing internal trade barriers could add an extra $200 billion annually to the economy

Economics

3 d. ago Nova Scotia tables bill aimed at eliminating interprovincial trade barriers

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has tabled a bill aimed at reducing interprovincial trade barriers, and he is looking for other provinces and territories to do the same.

Economics

7 d. ago B.C. prepared to make ‘substantive changes’ to interprovincial trade barriers

British Columbia's economic development minister says the government plans to enter next week's meeting with other provinces prepared to make "substantive changes" to its interprovincial trade barriers as the threat of hefty U.S. tariff threats loom.

Economics

7 d. ago Ottawa to remove half of its exceptions in Canadian Free Trade Agreement: source

Intended to improve interprovincial trade

Economics

7 d. ago Letters February 21, 2025: ‘Unite against the incoming tariffs, Canada.’

STAND UNITED, CANADA We need to be united as a country against the tariff threats that are coming from the United States. They will be enacted. We must buy everything we can that is made here. There must be changes between the provinces. There are too many interprovincial trade barriers. We have been great neighbours […]

Economics

8 d. ago N.S. premier joins Doug Ford at PC campaign stop as advance polls open

The two presented their solutions for Canada's interprovincial trade barriers, which have come into sharp focus under the threat of 25 per cent tariffs from the United States.

Other

8 d. ago Doug Ford says Ontario PCs would help tear down Canada’s internal trade barriers

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says his party will work to tear down interprovincial trade barriers amid ongoing U.S. tariff threats, as he prepares for his second trip to Washington, D.C., during the Ontario election campaign. Ford says a PC government would remove all of Ontario’s remaining party-specific exemptions under the Canada Free Trade Agreement, […]

Economics

1 week ago Can interprovincial trade help Saskatchewan craft liquor get around tariffs?

As tariffs dominate trade conversations between Canada and the United States, increasing interprovincial trade has been discussed as a way to navigate American threats.

Economics

1 week ago B.C. wineries are pressing for removal of interprovincial trade barriers

Amid Donald Trump's tariff threats, B.C. winegrowers are calling for an end to barriers that prevent them from selling directly to consumers in other provinces.

Economics