Nunavut scores lowest in Canada for internal trade barriers due to hunting and fishing protections

Nunavut scores lowest in Canada for internal trade barriers due to hunting and fishing protections

Nunavut has the most barriers to trade with other parts of Canada, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB). While barriers may increase the cost of living, at least some of them are intended to prioritize Nunavummiut. Non-Nunavummiut Canadians don’t have the same ability to open businesses that operate hunting, fishing, trapping and wilderness tourism, or ventures involved in the sale of live animals, hides, skins a…