The adjusted covered procurement thresholds for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025 are now available on the CFTA website (https://www.cfta-alec.ca/procurement/covered-procurement-thresholds/).

September 27, 2023 – Today, the Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table (RCT) launched a revised website to make it easier for Canadians to find information about its activities and the progress being made to address regulatory barriers to trade. The RCT was established through the Canadian Free Trade Agreement in 2017 to oversee and support a process to reduce regulatory barriers …

September 12, 2023 – The Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Annual Report for the reporting period of April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 is now available on the CFTA website at the following address: https://www.cfta-alec.ca/annual-reports/.

July 26, 2023 – Today, the Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table (RCT) launched a new online portal, RCT Stakeholder Submission Portal, for Canadians to identify potential regulatory barriers to trade, investment, and labour mobility, as well as potential areas for regulatory cooperation. This portal provides an opportunity to describe regulatory barriers that exist in any number of Canadian jurisdictions, to …

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 …

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.