Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025
Sponsored by Fedeli, Hon. Victor · Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2025, chapter 3
- Introduces measures to reduce interprovincial trade and labour barriers, including mutual recognition of goods/services, direct-to-consumer alcohol sales, and expanded labour mobility.
- Also creates a new symbolic day promoting Ontario and Canadian purchases.
- Declares the last Friday of June each year as Buy Ontario, Buy Canadian Day.
- Changes timelines for domestic labour mobility applicants from business days to calendar days.
- Allows Minister to direct LCBO to implement a framework for interprovincial direct liquor sales.
- Requires LCBO to comply with Minister's directives on this framework.
- Adds new section allowing agreements with other provinces/territories to enable direct liquor sales to consumers.
- Allows regulations to implement these agreements and govern related liquor sales.