US EditionIs Canada now free of internal trade barriers? Read the fine print
- Prime Minister Mark Carney's government passed Bill C-5 into law on June 26, aiming to reduce federal trade restrictions within Canada.
- This legislation followed Carney's campaign promise to cut federal red tape and respond to U.S. tariff pressures by promoting internal free trade.
- The bill speeds permitting for infrastructure projects and aligns federal requirements with provincial ones, while provinces still control many trade rules.
- Carney announced that each project would undergo a single review process and vowed to remove obstacles to trade and labour movement by Canada Day.
- Despite the law, internal trade barriers, including those affecting credit unions and supply management, remain and provincial cooperation and regulation drafting continue.
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Trade barriers will gradually be lifted in the coming months across the country.
Is Canada now free of internal trade barriers? Read the fine print – Energeticcity.ca
OTTAWA — 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. Throughout the spring federal election campaign, Liberal Leader Mark Carney repeatedly vowed to “eliminate” interprovincial trade barriers and create “free trade by Canada Day.” The rhetoric has b…
Is Canada now free of internal trade barriers? Read the fine print – 105.9 The Region
OTTAWA — 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. Throughout the spring federal election campaign, Liberal Leader Mark Carney repeatedly vowed to “eliminate” interprovincial trade barriers and create “free trade by Canada Day.” The rhetoric has b…
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