Government to Abolish Additional Exemptions in Interprovincial Trade
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Take a gander at New Brunswick's latest push to eliminate trade hurdles amongst provinces, as they're aiming to be the frontrunner in internal trade innovation!
The province unveiled improvements on Thursday, stating they would abolish five party-specific exceptions under the government procurement chapter of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement:
- Atlantic Lottery Corporation
- wastewater commissions
- regional service commissions (previously known as solid waste commissions)
- Fredericton Area Pollution Control Commission and Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission
- newly created entities (like Crown corporations)
Prepare for change, as the removal of exceptions for newly created entities is effective instantly, and the other four undergo elimination on Sept. 1. This provides affected organizations time to grasp and adapt to the new procurement conditions.
"Full steam ahead," says Premier Susan Holt, "with the removal of interprovincial trade barriers and expediting the flow of labor, products, and services across New Brunswick."
In March of this year, New Brunswick announced the abolition or amendment of 10 party-specific exceptions pertaining to:
- Provincial Holdings Ltd.
- Forest Protection Ltd.
- New Brunswick Research and Productivity Council
- New Brunswick Arts Board
- New Brunswick Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corp.
- New Brunswick Farm Products Commission
- New Brunswick Museum
- procurement of goods limited by law in interprovincial movement
- mining
- fisheries and aquaculture (narrowed - applied reciprocally only in jurisdictions with similar exceptions)
According to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Jean-Claude D'Amours, New Brunswick is keeping its promises. The province has been swiftly evaluating all of its 32 party-specific exceptions under the CFTA. As of now, 15 have been nixed since the start of the year, with five more recently eradicated in June 2025[1][3].
New Brunswick continues to advocate for a more passionate approach to free trade among federal, provincial, and territorial counterparts. They are collaborating with other provinces to improve labor mobility and further shrink trade barriers[3]. The federal government is set to introduce legislation addressing federal limitations on interprovincial trade and labor mobility[3].
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- The latest news in the industry of politics reveals that New Brunswick is making significant strides in the field of free trade, aiming to lead the way in internal trade innovation.
- In a move that could shake up the finance and business sectors, the province of New Brunswick has eliminated five party-specific exceptions in the government procurement chapter of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.
- As New Brunswick continues to advocate for a more passionate approach to free trade, latest updates suggest that they are collaborating with other provinces to improve labor mobility and shrink trade barriers, not just in general-news but also in specific sectors like mining and fisheries.
