Government’s Federal Action Plan to Strengthen Internal Trade is a positive first step  – Canadian Chamber of Commerce

(OTTAWA) – December 09, 2022 – The Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Senior Director of Transportation, Infrastructure & Regulatory Policy, Robin Guy, today issued the following statement in response to the government’s Federal Action Plan to Strengthen Internal Trade:

“The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is pleased to see the government’s commitment to improving Canada’s internal trade through the Federal Action Plan to Strengthen Internal Trade. This is a positive step forward — now the federal government must urgently implement the strategy.

Making Canada an attractive destination for business investment that supports economic growth requires getting the fundamentals right and maintaining a predictable regulatory environment. Progress on strengthening interprovincial trade and reducing barriers are necessary to attaining that stability and present a significant economic opportunity. 

We are pleased to see many of the Canadian Chamber’s recommendations included in the action plan, such as launching the first Pan-Canadian Internal Trade Information Hub to provide critical, open and accessible data on internal trade in Canada. 

Canadian business looks forward to continue working closely with the government and Minister Dominic LeBlanc on strengthening internal trade.”

For a more detailed look at the Canadian Chamber’s recommendations, read our submission to the Treasury Board Secretariat here.

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 businesses of all sizes, from all sectors of the economy and from every part of the country — 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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