Canadian provinces are building bridges
July 22, 2025
By Canadian Rental Service staff
Ontario makes trade agreements with British Colombia and the territories
Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson (far left), Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok (left), Ontario Premier Doug Ford (right), Yukon Premier Mike Pemberton (far right). (Doug Ford/X) Canadian premiers met on July 22 in Huntsville, Ontario, to discuss trade, energy, immigration and U.S.-Canada relations.
Interprovincial trade in the North
Two new Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) were signed by the premiers of Ontario, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford explains the MOUs will boost internal trade, improve labour mobility and tear down long-standing barriers between provinces and territories, including an Ontario-British Columbia MOU and an MOU between Ontario and the three territories.
“For the North to reach its full economic potential, we need to reduce the barriers that make it harder for our people and businesses to connect with the rest of the country — and for them to connect with us,” said the Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson.
Through these agreements, premiers are working together to eliminate red tape, cut costs for businesses and open new pathways for skilled workers to move more freely across the country, states the Ontario government in a release.
“With the MOUs signed today, Ontario has now secured agreements with 10 provinces and territories,” said Ford.