{"id":56249,"date":"2025-06-30T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=56249"},"modified":"2025-06-30T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:30:00","slug":"n-s-scores-top-grade-in-2025-internal-trade-report-card-cfib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=56249","title":{"rendered":"N.S. scores top grade in 2025 internal trade report card: CFIB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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HALIFAX: <\/strong>Significant progress has been made by Nova Scotia in removing trade barriers with provinces and territories over the past year, finds the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)\u2019s latest State of Internal Trade report: Interprovincial Cooperation Report Card.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2024 Nova Scotia has improved from a C to now leading the country with the highest grade in no small part thanks to the province\u2019s Free Trade and Mobility within Canada Act passed earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile Nova Scotia has shown strong leadership and has been one of the first to take real action towards mutual recognition, this momentum must not fade away,\u201d said Duncan Robertson, CFIB\u2019s Director of legislative affairs for Nova Scotia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re marching the ball downfield, but we haven\u2019t reached the end zone just yet. The premiers and the prime minister have instructed the Committee on Internal Trade to reach a pan-Canadian mutual recognition agreement for December. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We\u2019ll be watching those conversations closely to ensure we cross the goal line and finally eliminate Canada\u2019s internal trade barriers once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 2025 report card grades are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jurisdiction <\/strong><\/td>Canadian Free Trade Agreement Exceptions<\/strong> (40%)<\/strong><\/td>Select Barriers  
to Internal Trade (20%)<\/strong><\/td>		Status of Items from <\/strong> Reconciliation Agreements<\/strong> (40%)<\/strong><\/td>Bonus Indicator: Mutual Recognition (Multiplier)<\/strong><\/td>Overall  
Score and Grade<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
NS<\/strong><\/td>2.3<\/td>F<\/td>5.9<\/td>D<\/td>8.9<\/td>A-<\/td>8.5<\/td>9.4<\/td>A<\/td><\/tr>
ON<\/strong><\/td>10<\/td>A+<\/td>6.0<\/td>D<\/td>8.2<\/td>B<\/td>5<\/td>9.2<\/td>A<\/td><\/tr>
MB<\/strong><\/td>7.3<\/td>C+<\/td>5.4<\/td>D<\/td>9.6<\/td>A<\/td>5<\/td>8.9<\/td>A-<\/td><\/tr>
BC<\/strong><\/td>6.3<\/td>C-<\/td>4.1<\/td>D<\/td>9.2<\/td>A<\/td>5<\/td>8.5<\/td>B+<\/td><\/tr>
FED*<\/strong><\/td>6.8<\/td>C<\/td> <\/td> <\/td>9.7<\/td>A<\/td>0<\/td>8.2<\/td>B<\/td><\/tr>
AB<\/strong><\/td>7.9<\/td>B<\/td>4.1<\/td>D<\/td>9.5<\/td>A<\/td>1<\/td>8.0<\/td>B<\/td><\/tr>
PEI<\/strong><\/td>3.1<\/td>F<\/td>4.7<\/td>D<\/td>8.8<\/td>A-<\/td>5<\/td>7.8<\/td>B<\/td><\/tr>
SK<\/strong><\/td>6.8<\/td>C<\/td>5.3<\/td>D<\/td>9.2<\/td>A<\/td>1<\/td>7.7<\/td>B-<\/td><\/tr>
NB<\/strong><\/td>4.8<\/td>D<\/td>4.7<\/td>D<\/td>8.5<\/td>B+<\/td>1<\/td>6.6<\/td>C<\/td><\/tr>
QC<\/strong><\/td>0.0<\/td>F<\/td>3.6<\/td>F<\/td>8.9<\/td>A-<\/td>3<\/td>6.0<\/td>C-<\/td><\/tr>
NL<\/strong><\/td>4.1<\/td>D<\/td>2.6<\/td>F<\/td>8.5<\/td>B+<\/td>1<\/td>6.0<\/td>C-<\/td><\/tr>
NT<\/strong><\/td>4.8<\/td>D <\/td>2.0<\/td>F<\/td>8.8<\/td>A-<\/td>0<\/td>5.8<\/td>D<\/td><\/tr>
NU<\/strong><\/td>4.5<\/td>D <\/td>2.0<\/td>F<\/td>8.6<\/td>B+<\/td>0<\/td>5.6<\/td>D<\/td><\/tr>
YT<\/strong><\/td>1.3<\/td>F <\/td>3.0<\/td>F<\/td>8.8<\/td>A-<\/td>0<\/td>4.6<\/td>D<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The federal government is scored on two areas: the economic impact score based on the procurement exceptions they maintain from the CFTA in 2025, and the implementation status of reconciliation agreements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both areas are weighted equally (50% each) as the select barriers area was not available for this analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The report grades three major areas of interprovincial\/territorial cooperation: CFTA exceptions, select barriers to trade, and the status of items from reconciliation agreements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s an updated bonus indicator that rewards jurisdictions that accept other regions\u2019 regulations and standards as sufficient within their own jurisdiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThree years ago, we challenged governments to blow a hole through Canada\u2019s internal trade barriers by adopting mutual recognition policies to get the flow of goods, services and people moving across the country. At the time, we heard all the reasons why it couldn\u2019t be done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“But just in the past six months we\u2019ve seen seven jurisdictions, including Nova Scotia, with mutual recognition legislation on the books,\u201d said Robertson. \u201cThe internal trade file is finally getting the attention is has desperately needed since the CFTA was signed in 2017. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“While there\u2019s lots of reason for optimism, we\u2019ll be closely watching Nova Scotia\u2019s next steps to ensure the rules match the rhetoric and small businesses feel actual progress on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read CFIB\u2019s full Canada\u2019s Interprovincial Cooperation Report Card<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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