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

27 h. ago Stuart Culbertson: Canada, it's time for a serious dose of internal trade medicine

Opinion: The potential shock to Canada's economy posed by Trump’s proposed tariffs warrants at least an equivalent shock to our system of internal trade barriers.

Economics

35 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

64 h. ago CHARLEBOIS: Nova Scotia smashes food trade barriers, will the rest of Canada follow?

Mutual recognition should become the standard nationwide

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 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

6 d. ago CHARLEBOIS: Canada’s internal trade fix leaves major barriers untouched

While Ottawa celebrates minor progress in removing trade barriers, the real roadblock remains untouched

Politics

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 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

7 d. ago Beyond borders: A simple solution to our country’s internal trade barriers

Michael Burt: Non-tariff barriers still limit the free movement of goods across our provinces

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

9 d. ago Trade barriers: Red tape between provinces costing London area $1.4B

Barriers to trading goods between provinces could be costing the wider London area as much as $1.4 billion in lost production a year, a national economist says.

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