US EditionCarney gov’t tables bill to reduce interprovincial trade barriers, build national projects
- On June 6, 2025, legislation was introduced in the House of Commons by Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc aimed at lowering internal trade barriers and fast-tracking key projects across Canada.
- This bill follows Prime Minister Mark Carney's earlier meetings with premiers who urged faster launches of pipelines, trade corridors, and mining projects.
- The legislation, called the One Canadian Economy bill, creates a federal office to prioritize nationally important projects and streamline permits while respecting provincial standards.
- Carney said the law will help Ottawa take a more proactive role since building projects has "become too hard" and aims to cut approval times from five to two years.
- The bill includes a five-year sunset clause requiring a review and aims to boost trade and workforce mobility by recognizing provincial rules as meeting federal standards.
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Liberals Table Bill to Eliminate Trade Barriers, Speed Up Project Approvals
The Liberal government has introduced legislation aiming to bring down trade barriers within Canada and expedite the process for identifying and approving nation-building projects. The One Canadian Economy Act (Bill C-5) would allow Canada to meet “this hinge moment with the urgency and determination it requires,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said during a June 6 press conference. The first part of the legislation would create “one Canadian econom…
The new legislation implements two flagship measures promised by Prime Minister Carney.
Mark Carney’s bill to make Canada a ‘superpower’ is unveiled
The proposed “One Canadian Economy” law opens a five-year window to conditionally approve specially-selected development projects upfront, so they can go through a streamlined process geared towards deciding how — rather than whether — they should get built.
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