US EditionPreferential Treatment for Northerners Key for Trade Zone Between Territories: N.W.T. Premier
NUNAVUT, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, YUKON, JUL 29 – The MOU aims to reduce trade barriers, improve labour mobility with a shared credential registry, and push for federal funding to boost economic development across the northern territories.
- On July 29, the premiers of Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon signed a non-binding agreement to establish a unified trade area across the three territories.
- This agreement follows earlier talks in May and aims to reduce trade barriers and improve labour mobility while respecting Indigenous rights and agreements.
- The three territories will share knowledge on moving goods and labour through Northern terrain, harmonize regulations, develop a joint credential registry, and jointly advocate for federal funding.
- Yukon Premier Mike Pemberton said the territories "deserve tailored solutions" as a distinct economic region, while NWT Premier RJ Simpson emphasized "Northern leadership" and preferential treatment for Northern businesses.
- The memorandum launches exploratory discussions with long-term goals to connect the North economically and ensure northerners benefit from growth without immediate impacts expected.
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NWT, Yukon, Nunavut begin work toward ‘territorial trade zone’
"We’re not waiting to be invited into the national economy." The three territories signed a memorandum of understanding on trade and labour mobility. The post NWT, Yukon, Nunavut begin work toward ‘territorial trade zone’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.
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