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Is Canada now free of internal trade barriers? Not yet, says expert

Breaking down interprovincial trade barriers is still a work in progress, says expert

Federal and provincial leaders are working to dismantle internal trade barriers that push up the cost of goods and make it harder to do business within Canada.

But anyone expecting all of them to be gone by tomorrow should read the fine print, experts say. Throughout the spring federal election campaign, Mark Carney as Liberal leader repeatedly vowed to "eliminate" interprovincial trade barriers and create "free trade by Canada Day." ...

Provinces hold power:
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Posted: Jun 30, 2025 10:26 AM EDT | Last Updated: June 30

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The Government of Canada is making it easier to trade within Canada.

July 23 2024

NEWS RELEASE:

"Ottawa, Ontario, July 23, 2024 – Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced that the Government of Canada is removing barriers to help commerce move more freely within Canada.

Over $500 billion worth of goods and services moves across provincial and territorial borders every year—equal to almost 19% of Canada's gross domestic product. Last year, one-third of Canadian businesses participated in internal trade by buying or selling goods across provincial and territorial borders.

The Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) came into force on July 1, 2017, to reduce and eliminate barriers to the free movement of persons, goods, services, and investments within Canada and to establish an open efficient, and stable domestic market.

Under the CFTA, the Government of Canada has taken exceptions to ensure it can uphold Canadian interests such as national security, national economic and social policy, international trade obligations, or its responsibility to support regional interests.

The CFTA seeks to establish an open, efficient, and stable domestic market. *The CFTA exceptions are portions of the agreement that can be taken by federal, provincial or territorial governments, to exclude an industry, sector, or legislation from the agreement. Canadian business and industry have expressed that these exceptions can hinder free trade* by allowing for inconsistent rules, standards, and licensing requirements for goods, investments and services. Leaders, such as the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Business Council of Canada and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, note that reducing the number of exceptions in the CFTA will help strengthen internal trade and support the productivity of Canada’s economy.

The remaining exceptions are required in order to uphold Canadian interests, such as national security, international trade obligations, regional interests, and national social and economic policy. The rationales for remaining federal exceptions are being published on the Government of Canada’s Internal Trade website."