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Agreement on Internal TradeAgreement on Internal Trade • October 29th, 2022
The ‘Agreement on Internal Trade’ (AIT) is an intergovernmental agreement entered into by the federal government and all ten provinces in 1994, which came into force in 1995. The goal of the AIT is the elimination of barriers to economic mobility within Canada (see Economic Union). To further this objective, it builds upon the failed attempts to amend the Constitution in both the Patriation and Canada Rounds. Although motivated by economic considerations, (i.e. the economic benefits that would result from increased inter-provincial economic activity) the AIT, along with the Social Union Framework Agreement, should be seen as an attempt to renew the federation through non-constitutional means in the wake of the failure of the Charlottetown Accord. The AIT is comprehensive in scope, covering the mobility of goods, services, capital and persons in all areas of economic activity, although there are sectoral chapters dealing with government procurement, investment, etc.
