Here’s how provinces are trying to remove Canada’s internal trade barriers
- On June 26, 2025, Bill C-5 was enacted in Canada to ease government limits on trade between provinces and to accelerate the approval process for major infrastructure projects.
- This legislation responds to rising U.S. tariffs and decades of internal trade barriers, with provinces also advancing separate measures to ease trade restrictions.
- Several provinces enacted bills, including B.C.’s March legislation against U.S. tariffs and Manitoba’s June trade bill, while Yukon announced removing exemptions effective July 8.
- Ryan Mallough said there are seven different approaches to mutual recognition, warning that the patchwork could recreate barriers it aims to remove.
- The law's passage and provincial initiatives mark progress but signal ongoing challenges in fully dismantling Canada's internal trade barriers.
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CFIB Says Internal Trade Barriers Coming Down, but Patchwork Could Create Challenges
A new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says progress has been made on removing trade barriers within Canada, but it adds that the patchwork of approaches could create new issues. The organization’s latest “internal trade report card” grades the federal and provincial governments based on factors related to interprovincial and territorial co-operation. It said Nova Scotia ranked highest in its 2025 evaluation, as the firs…

Here's how provinces are trying to remove Canada's internal trade barriers
Efforts to boost interprovincial trade have kicked into high gear amid the U.S.-Canada tariff war. Here's a look at some trade agreements, legislation and proposals among provinces and territories that are in addition to the New West Partnership between the four Western provinces that has been in pl...
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