Cross-province service barriers are responsible for much of the tariff, with the IMF estimating it’s as high as 40 per cent ...

The International Monetary Fund estimates that barriers between provinces amount to an internal tariff of about nine per cent.Restrictions on services moving across provincial borders account ...

A non-tariff trade barrier is a regulatory measure other than traditional tariffs that governments use to control the flow of goods and services across borders. These barriers include licenses, quotas ...

Tariffs are a type of protectionist trade barrier that can come in several forms. Tariffs are paid by domestic consumers and not the exporting country, but they have the effect of raising the relative ...

International Monetary Fund report finds smallest jurisdictions would see largest gains, though B.C. would still see a 5.7 per cent boost in real GDP per worker over time ...

Canada’s economy could gain nearly seven per cent, or $210 billion, in real GDP by fully removing internal trade barriers ...

Bank of England: Global trade barriers threaten global economic growth and unsettle the stability of the UK’s financial system. Bank of England: the financial system could be hit by disruption to ...

NOTE: This column is copyrighted material; therefore reproduction or retransmission is prohibited under U.S. copyright laws. Barriers linked with Cuba’s state-controlled economy may make it hard for ...

On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs, setting a baseline rate of 10% on imports from all countries, with higher rates on dozens of countries which the United States (U.S.) ...

The IMF says in some sectors, such as educational and health-care services, interprovincial trade barriers exceed the ...

It’s time for Canadians to open up our economy — to ourselves.

With advanced technologies shaking up the supply chain world, we’re witnessing a massive transformation underway in the trade ...