"Removing interprovincial trade barriers was a key priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney's government in 2025 - and legislation that aims to achieve that has now come into force. In November, the federal government announced that it had finalized regulations first announced earlier in the year in Bill C-5, the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act. As of Jan. 1, provincial regulations and requirements for goods and serivces, as well as worker licences and certificates, will be recognized at the federal level too..." (Jeremie Charron, 2026)
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Charron, Jeremie. (2026, January 1st) A really good way to start off the year: New trade rules take effect in Canada. Available from BNN Bloomberg: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/tariffs/2026/01/01/trade-in-canada-whats-changed-and-whats-at-stake-in-2026/