Calgary, March 26, 2026 – CFIB is pleased to see Alberta's Bill 21: Interprovincial Trade Mutual Recognition Act pass first reading this morning. We appreciate Alberta's work to advance Mutual Recognition legislation and support the progress we're seeing on internal trade across Canada.
CFIB recommended Alberta introduce its own mutual recognition legislation ahead of Budget 2026, and our members are glad to see the province follow suit. In a 2025 survey, nearly 7 in 10 Alberta small businesses said governments needed to follow-through more quickly on their actions to improve interprovincial trade.
We encourage the Government of Alberta to continue work to collaborate with other provinces to expand on the Canadian Mutual Recognition Agreement (CMRA) on the sale of goods to include alcohol and food.
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Keyli Loeppky, CFIB
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The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is Canada’s largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 103,000 members (11,000 in Alberta) across every industry and region. CFIB is dedicated to increasing business owners’ chances of success by driving policy change at all levels of government, providing expert advice and tools, and negotiating exclusive savings. Learn more at cfib.ca.