The Canadian Agreement on Internal Trade: Developments and Prospects

April 1, 1998

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Summary

Under a federal system of government, the division of responsibilities between the federal, provincial/state, and local levels of government may create internal barriers to trade. To deal with this problem, the federal and provincial governments in Canada established the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT). This paper takes stock of the achievements and shortcomings of the AIT. Because the internal barriers to trade being addressed by the AIT are not unique to Canada, the agreement presents a useful model for reform that could be emulated by other countries.

Subject: International trade, Labor, Labor mobility, Trade agreements, Trade balance, Trade barriers

Keywords: agreement, AIT, AIT negotiations, draft agreement, government, government procurement contract, internal trade, Labor mobility, MASH extension talks, negotiations, North America, procurement practice, sc, trade, trade agreements, Trade balance, trade barriers, WP

Pages:
28
Volume:
1998
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451847086.001
Issue:
051
Series:
Working Paper No. 1998/051
Stock No:
WPIEA0511998
ISBN:
9781451847086
ISSN:
1018-5941

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