The B.C. Government led the signing of a new Canadian Mutual Recognition Agreement, which breaks down interprovincial trade barriers to make it more accessible for Canadian and B.C. businesses to sell their goods across the country. Until now cross-Canada trade regulations imposed the equivalent of a 6.9% tariff on goods crossing provincial/territorial borders. While GVBOT applauds the province on this agreement, we must encourage this momentum towards more domestic integration and opportunity.

URGENT! Add your voice by 5pm Friday 12 February!! The federal government is amending the Mutual Recognition Act to automatically recognise electrical licenses from any state or territory. It's called Automatic Mutual Recognition (AMR) and we're not opposed to it in principle - but there are some major problems with this legislation. Currently the conduct rules differ across each state and territory, and this legislation does nothing to address these discrepancies. In its current form the AMR le