Prime Minister Mark Carney, front left, walks alongside Francois Legault, Premier of Quebec, as they are joined by first ministers and Minister of International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada Dominic LeBlanc, and Minister of Transport and Internal Trade Chrystia Freeland as they arrive to take part in the First Minister Meeting at the National War Museum in Ottawa on March 21, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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 first province to introduce and implement mutual recognition legislation.
