Analysis and resources Canadian Internal Trade Data and Information Hub

Links to data visualizations of key concepts in internal trade.

Agriculture

• Interprovincial trade flows

Business conditions

• Business Perspectives on Interprovincial Trade
• Impact of obstacles experienced on the ability of the business/organization to purchase or sell goods or services across interprovincial borders
• Business/organization obstacles experienced when purchasing or selling across interprovincial borders
• Reasons the business/organization did not purchase or sell goods or services across interprovincial borders
• Extent to which a reduction or elimination of obstacles would affect willingness of the business/organization to purchase or sell goods or services across interprovincial borders

Energy and resources

• Interprovincial trade flows

Goods and services

• International merchandise trade
• Interprovincial trade flows
• Trade in goods by exporter characteristics
• Grain Supply Chain Dashboard: Real-time Grain Movement by Rail

Labour mobility

• Count of interjurisdictional and resident employees
• Movement of journeypersons
• T4 earnings per person for interjurisdictional employees
• Net mobility of newly certified journeypersons

Transportation

• Rail origin and destination of transported commodities

Links to analysis performed by federal, provincial and territorial government departments on internal trade, as well as notable academic research on the subject. Statistics Canada research papers on internal trade can be found here.

Thinktank studies

• Liberalizing internal trade through mutual recognition: A legal and economic analysis Opens in a new window
• The Atlantic Canada Momentum Index Opens in a new window
• Internal Trade in Focus: Ten Ways to Improve the Canadian Free Trade Agreement Opens in a new window
• Internal Trade Provincial Leadership Index - 2021 Edition Opens in a new window
• 2019-11-26 TIC_ToiletSeatsTruckingTradeTie-Ups_Report_Final Opens in a new window
• Canadian Free Trade Agreement - The Canadian Encyclopedia Opens in a new window

Business council studies

• The State of Internal Trade: Canada's Interprovincial Cooperation Report Card Opens in a new window
• Trade Barriers in Atlantic Canada (October 24, 2016) Opens in a new window
• Provincial Red Tape Report Card Opens in a new window
• Reducing Barriers to Internal Trade Opens in a new window
• A "Team Canada" approach to removing internal trade barriers Opens in a new window

Academic studies

• Internal trade, productivity and interconnected industries: A quantitative analysis Opens in a new window
• Do Subnational Trade Agreements Reduce Trade Barriers? Empirical Evidence from Canadian Provinces Opens in a new window
• Fiscal integration with internal trade: Quantifying the effects of federal transfers in Canada Opens in a new window
• Internal Trade Agreements in Canada: Progress, Complexity and Challenges Opens in a new window
• Interprovincial Trade Barriers in Canada: Options for Moving Forward Opens in a new window
• International Monetary Fund Working Papers - Internal Trade in Canada: Case for Liberalization Opens in a new window
• Going the distance: estimating the effect of provincial borders on trade when geography matters Opens in a new window

Government studies

• Conformity Assessment in Canada: Understanding the Value and Implications for Internal Trade Opens in a new window
• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Economic Surveys: Canada 2023 Opens in a new window
• Road Transportation: Heavyweight of the Canadian Economy Opens in a new window
• Supporting the efficient movement of trucks across Canada: suggested approaches by the task force on trucking harmonization Opens in a new window
• Tear down these walls: dismantling Canada's internal trade barriers Opens in a new window
• Standardization Solutions to Remove Trade Barriers in Canada Opens in a new window
• Money on the table: why removing Canada's internal trade barriers can improve our competitiveness Opens in a new window
• Report on the internal review of the Red Tape Reduction Act Opens in a new window

Business studies

• The case for liberalizing interprovincial trade in Canada Opens in a new window

Links to provincial and territorial government information related to internal trade.

Webpages

• The Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - Home Opens in a new window
• The Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - Canadian Free Trade Agreement Opens in a new window
• The Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Opens in a new window
• The Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - Trade Enhancement Arrangements Opens in a new window
• Business Permit and Licence Information Opens in a new window
• Internal Trade - Intergovernmental Affairs Opens in a new window
• Federal Action Plan to Strengthen Internal Trade - Intergovernmental Affairs Opens in a new window
• Canada's Premiers Opens in a new window
• The Council of Atlantic Premiers Opens in a new window
• Let's Talk Federal Regulations Opens in a new window
• Canada's Trade Accelerator Program Opens in a new window
• Labour Mobility Resources Opens in a new window

Thinktank studies

• Alberta's Opportunity: The Ins, Outs and Benefits of Greater Job Mobility Opens in a new window

Government studies

• Analysis of Regulatory and Non-Regulatory Barriers to Domestic Red Meat Trade in Canada Opens in a new window
• Allègement réglementaire pour faciliter le commerce interprovincial - Québec modifie son règlement sur la possession et le transport de boissons alcooliques achetées ailleurs au Canada Opens in a new window (French only)
• Regulatory burden reduction target report 2020: Office of Regulatory Affairs and Service Effectiveness Opens in a new window
• Red Tape Reduction annual report Opens in a new window
• Non-tariff trade barriers to the sale of agricultural products in relation to free trade agreements Opens in a new window
• What We Heard: Report on Regulatory Modernization Opens in a new window
• Ministry of Red Tape Reduction Opens in a new window
• 2022 Burden Reduction Report: Saving people and businesses time and money Opens in a new window
• Annual Report for the 2021 to 2022 Fiscal Year: Federal Regulatory Management Initiatives Opens in a new window
• Economic Insights - Barriers to Labour Mobility in Canada: Survey-based Evidence

Links to federal, provincial and territorial legislation and/or regulations that govern some aspect of internal trade.

• Alcohol Laws in Canada Opens in a new window