PREMIER MOE CALLS ON CANADIAN PREMIERS TO JOIN NEW WEST PARTNERSHIP TRADE AGREEMENT
Canada's largest barrier-free interprovincial market with combined GDP of over $818 billion
It was a pleasure to join Premier Scott Moe and several colleagues at this important announcement!
Today, Premier Scott Moe encouraged all Canadian jurisdictions to join the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA). Barrier free internal trade is crucial to creating a competitive and resilient trade environment and the NWPTA is one more way government can prioritize their commitment to a strong domestic economy.
"Joining the New West Partnership is an opportunity for all provinces and territories to work together to strengthen internal trade and to grow Canada's economy," Moe said. "For almost two decades, western provinces have enhanced free flowing trade through the New West Partnership Trade Agreement, fostered strong economic growth and created opportunities for communities and residents."
Premier Scott Moe, "While we continue to work toward free and fair trade with the US, China and all our other trading partners, we can start right here at home by ensuring free and fair trade between all Canadian provinces and territories.
The western provinces already have a strong trade agreement called the New West Partnership.
Today, I was pleased to formally extend an invitation to all Canadian Premiers to officially join Canada’s strongest internal free-trade agreement, the New West Partnership (NWPTA). Something that Western Premiers committed to earlier this year.
The NWPTA was established in 2010 by Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia - with Manitoba also later joining.
Through the NWPTA, member provinces have committed to fully recognize or reconcile rules affecting trade, investment, and labour mobility – allowing for Canada’s largest barrier-free interprovincial market.
We would be pleased to see the other provinces reducing interprovincial trade barriers by joining."
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