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Alberta moves to implement interprovincial pact to ease trade rules on consumer goods
Alberta's new legislation will reduce regulatory duplication and support small businesses by enabling mutual recognition of most product rules under a pact signed last year.
- Alberta has tabled legislation to ease regulations and enable the sale of some goods from other provinces, as part of an interprovincial free trade pact signed in November.
- The agreement does not apply to alcohol, cannabis, food, live animals, tobacco or plants, and provinces can maintain restrictions on some items for health and safety reasons.
- Jobs and Economy Minister Joseph Schow said the new rules will have a major economic effect by eliminating red tape and allowing businesses to expand and access new markets.
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Alberta moves to implement interprovincial pact to ease trade rules on consumer goods
EDMONTON - Alberta's government has tabled legislation that would drop some unnecessary regulations to ease the sale of goods from other provinces.
·Toronto, Canada
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New legislation aims to ease internal trade across Canada
EDMONTON — Alberta has introduced legislation aimed at reducing interprovincial trade barriers and making it easier for businesses to operate across Canada. If passed, Bill 21, the Interprovincial Trade Mutual Recognition Act, would create a legal framework for Alberta to implement the Canadian Mutual Recognition Agreement on the Sale of Goods, an accord signed by provinces and territories in November 2025 and set to take effect June 30. The pro…
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