NB and NL Ink Pact to Dismantle Trade and Labor Barriers

April 24, 2025, 3:22 pm

The premiers of New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador have signed an agreement aimed at reducing interprovincial trade and labor barriers. The pact is seen as a strategic move to simplify commerce and labor mobility between the provinces, in a bid to invigorate regional economic integration.


theglobeandmail.com / New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador sign agreement to knock down trade barriers

Other provinces, including Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Ontario, have entered into similar agreements to encourage an interprovincial flow of goods and workers

globalnews.ca / New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador sign agreement to knock down trade barriers

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said today she is hoping to strike a similar arrangement with Quebec Premier François Legault.

thestar.com / New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador sign agreement to knock down trade barriers

ST. JOHN'S - The premiers of New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador signed a commitment today to consider how both provinces can knock down labour and trade barriers.


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