Canadian Chamber Statement on Minister LeBlanc’s Plan to Remove Trade Barriers within Canada

Today’s announcement by Minister LeBlanc to remove federal exceptions is a positive step forward to finally having freer trade within Canada. It’s an inexpensive way to help Canadian businesses trade more freely across the country. By removing unnecessary internal trade barriers, we can boost job creation and grow our economy, which is especially important in this challenging economic climate.

However, there’s still a lot of work to do. We encourage the federal government to keep working with provincial governments and business leaders to eliminate red tape, remove regulatory barriers, and align with our key international trade partners.

Randall Zalazar, Director of Government Relations, Canadian Chamber of Commerce

About the Canadian Chamber of Commerce — The Future of Business Success 

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is Canada’s largest and most activated business network — representing over 400 chambers of commerce and boards of trade and more than 200,000 business of all sizes, from all sectors of the economy and from every part of the country — working to create the conditions for our collective success. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is the undisputed champion and catalyst for the future of business success. From working with government on economy-friendly policy to providing services that inform commerce and enable trade, we give each of our members more of what they need to succeed: insight into markets, competitors and trends, influence over the decisions and policies that drive business success and impact on business and economic performance.   

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