Industry committee  I'll note two things. First, I'll repeat an item I noted earlier. The hard work through the Canada Free Trade Agreement and the Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table really balances those interests that each province has where one would potentially be willing to change

Industry committee  The budget provides additional funding that I'm hopeful will be meaningful, but it's too early to know what effect that might have.

Industry committee  That's a great question. I think what makes this issue particularly difficult to make progress on is that no one is in the driver's seat. There have been various court cases, even through the Supreme Court, attempting to clarify this in different areas. I'd say that it's a colle

Industry committee  This varies by product and sector. Some are federally regulated. Some are provincially regulated. When examining the magnitude of internal trade costs on a sector-by-sector basis, the federally regulated and provincially regulated sectors, on average, have similar magnitudes of m

Industry committee  Again, this varies by product. When agricultural inspections cross provincial borders, they would be directly a federal issue. In that case, it does require federal action itself. Yes, the federal government cannot impose its will in areas where provincial jurisdiction applies,

Industry committee  I think we have seen, over the past four years, measured and significantly meaningful improvements, not just by Ontario—again, they can't act unilaterally here—but all provinces, territories and the federal government operating through the CFTA. The progress on work tables has be

Industry committee  There are hundreds of professional associations and occupational licensing authorities that largely operate at the provincial level. That means for an individual wanting to provide their service to a buyer in a province other than where they reside and are regulated, there may be

Industry committee  Thank you for the excellent question. You're right to note that the source of trade frictions in Canada between provinces stems from differences between one jurisdiction and another in terms of the rules, regulations, standards and so on that a business needs to abide by. Ultim

Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  Thank you very much, and it's really my pleasure to be here. My brief opening comments will focus on how certain barriers to interprovincial trade in Canada may represent material drag on our national productivity, competitiveness and ultimately our economic prosperity. First, t