The free trade of goods and services between the provinces and territories has long been an aspiration of governments in Canada. From June to October 2024, Statistics Canada conducted the Canadian Survey on Interprovincial Trade to better understand the challenges businesses faced when purchasing and selling interprovincially and internationally.
In the 12 months preceding the survey, more than two in five (41.0%) businesses in Canada purchased goods or services from suppliers operating in another province or territory, while more than one in four (26.9%) sold to customers located in another province or territory.
On average, just over one-quarter (25.4%) of the total goods or services purchased by businesses in Canada came from suppliers operating in another province or territory in the 12 months preceding the survey. Meanwhile, over one-fifth (22.1%) of the total sales of goods or services were sold to businesses in another province or territory.
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