SaskatchewanThe provincial government has introduced its first piece of legislation of the 2025 fall sitting, saying it will help promote interprovincial trade and reduce regulatory barriers.New legislation would allow the province to recognize regulatory requirements in other provincesAlexander Quon · CBC News · Posted: Oct 28, 2025 4:43 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe provincial government has introduced The Saskatchewan Internal Trade Promotion Act in the legislature, which it says will reduce regulatory barriers. (Germain Wilson/CBC)The Saskatchewan government has introduced its first piece of legislation of the 2025 fall sitting, which it says will help promote interprovincial trade and reduce regulatory barriers. Lt.-Gov. Bernadette McIntyre previewed the new Saskatchewan Internal Trade Promotion Act while reading the speech from the throne last week, saying it was part of the Saskatchewan Party government’s work on making trade across provincial borders easier as international trade relationships have become more challenging.”[The act] will encourage freer trade within our own country and strengthen our Saskatchewan and Canadian economies by reducing interprovincial trade barriers for goods and services,” according to the throne speech, which outlines the government’s priorities for the coming session.On Tuesday, more details were revealed about the legislation, which would enable “mutual recognition” — a principle under which a good or service considered acceptable in one jurisdiction is considered to be suitable in another.The idea is to recognize regulatory requirements in other provinces and territories, which would mean Canadian businesses won’t need to go through “unnecessary approval processes,” according to the provincial government. The legislation is “one more way we are strengthening ties across the country, leading to more opportunities, jobs and services the people of Saskatchewan need and deserve,” Trade and Export Development Minister Warren Kaeding said in a statement accompanying the introduction of the bill in the legislature. “Through efforts such as these, we will remain the strongest economy in Canada.”Provincial governments across Canada have publicly committed to enhancing internal trade in the face of tariffs implemented by the United States and China. That is still a work in progress for many provinces. Premier Scott Moe has repeatedly said he wants to streamline trade. In June, Saskatchewan signed a memorandum of understanding with Ontario that included commitments to reducing internal trade barriers.ABOUT THE AUTHORAlexander Quon is the provincial affairs reporter for CBC Saskatchewan. He has been a reporter with CBC Saskatchewan since 2021 and is happy to be working in his hometown of Regina after half a decade in Atlantic Canada. He has previously worked with the CBC News investigative unit in Nova Scotia and Global News in Halifax. Alexander specializes in freedom of information requests and data reporting. He can be reached at: alexander.quon@cbc.ca. FacebookTwitter
Sask. introduces legislation to lift interprovincial trade barriers
