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    Trade in Canada and Various Barriers Interprovincial, Local, and Global

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    In three pages trade in Canada is examined from different aspects according to the various interprovincial, local, and global barriers that represent challenges to it. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.

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    policies and tariffs in Canada present barriers in some markets although the WTO has found that access to the Canadian market is "generally liberal" despite some protectionist measures within the  country. Canadian businesses interested in inter-provincial trade have found that the inter-provincial barriers are often too costly and it is more cost efficient to promote trade markets within the U.S.  than within Canada itself; barriers which trade boards and chambers of commerce should eliminate in order allow Canadian businesses to prosper within Canada. On the other hand, certain municipalities have  found that trade policies related to the GATS agreement have "liberalized" services to such an extent that national and international businesses now challenge local businesses; businesses municipalities wish to shield.  Many of Canadas municipal, provincial and global trade policies are based on those with Canadas approach to international trade negotiations as part of  the World Trade Organizations (WTO) General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) especially in regards to environmental services, transportation and infrastructure needs. While Canada agreement with the GATS initiative, originally  negotiated in 1994 was intended to "liberalize services", many municipalities are concerned that "Canada made so many commitments to open up services to foreign companies that foreign engineering, construction, waste  management and water companies can now use GATS to challenge local (as well as national and provincial) water and land use regulations and public ownership" according to a recent meeting  of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) (Canadian Centre, 2002). While some municipalities are concerned with the liberalization of services agreed in the GATS which may impact the number of  outside influences on services within their own area, provincial trade concerns are more in regards to the barriers which restrict inter-provincial trade. Inter-provincial trade is considered significant within Canada and 

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