Ottawa Removes All Federal Exceptions in Canada ​​Trade Pact for Smoother Interprovincial Trade

Minister of Transport and Internal Trade Chrystia Freeland responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 12, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Ottawa has eliminated interprovincial trade barriers that fall under its jurisdiction, Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced.

The federal government is removing all of the remaining federal exceptions from the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) that had been inhibiting free trade between the provinces, Freeland said in a June 30 press release.