May 12, 2023 – On July 1, 2017, the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) entered into force. With the participation of the federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) Canadian governments, the CFTA sets out an agreed-upon framework for the free movement of persons, goods, services, and investments within Canada, with the aim of working to support an open, efficient, and stable …

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table Identification and Mutual Recognition of Regulatory Measures Related to the Sale or Provision of Goods and Services Request for Information (RFI) Inventory of Canadian Regulatory Measures    April 20, 2023   SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW  On behalf of the Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table (RCT), the Internal Trade Secretariat (ITS) is …

March 15, 2023 – The 2022 Annual Report of the Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table (RCT) is now available on the following web pages: Regulatory Reconciliation & Cooperation or https://www.cfta-alec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RCT-2022-Annual-Report.pdf.

January 27, 2023 – The 2023 Work Plan of the Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table (RCT) listing the measures for regulatory reconciliation and cooperation is now available at the following web pages: Regulatory Reconciliation & Cooperation or https://www.cfta-alec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/RCT-2023-Work-Plan-Final-Version-for-Website-January-18-2023.pdf.

The Internal Trade Secretariat is looking for a bilingual and dynamic person to join our team! Please check out the link below for the detailed job posting: www.cfta-alec.ca/careers/. The deadline for applying is February 3, 2023.

From left to right: Minister Bloyce Thompson, Minister Cliff Cullen, Minister Rajan Sawhney, Minister Caroline Wawzonek, Minister Victor Fedeli, Minister Christopher Skeete, Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Premier Tim Houston, Premier Andrew Furey, Minister Margaret Johnson, Minister Ranj Pillai, Minister Jeremy Harrison.  December 8, 2022 – Trade ministers from across Canada convened today in Toronto to advance the ongoing implementation of the …

September 30, 2022 – The Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Annual Report for the reporting period of April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 is now available on the CFTA website at the following address: https://www.cfta-alec.ca/annual-reports/.

June 24, 2022 Dear Reader: In recognition of the five-year anniversary of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), I am writing on behalf of the representatives of the Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table (RCT) to provide our reflections on progress made to date to reconcile regulatory differences and to outline the RCT’s focus for the future. The CFTA entered into …

December 13, 2021 – Federal, provincial, and territorial ministers responsible for the Canadian Free Trade Agreement met today to discuss their joint efforts to reduce interprovincial trade barriers. This virtual Committee on Internal Trade meeting was chaired by Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation for British Columbia. Ministers began by emphasizing that an open and efficient internal …

December 3, 2021 – The 2021-2022 Work Plan of the Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table (RCT) listing the measures for regulatory reconciliation and cooperation is now available at the following web page: Regulatory Reconciliation & Cooperation or https://www.cfta-alec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/RCT-2021-2022-Work-Plan-Final-Version-for-Website-November-30-2021.pdf.