Bill 47
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| Fair Trade in Canada (Internal Trade Mutual Recognition) Act and Amendments to The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act (Buy Manitoba, Buy Canadian Day) | |
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| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
| Citation | S.M. 2025, c. 40 |
| Assented to | 2025-06-03 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill citation | Bill 47 |
| Introduced by | Jamie Moses MLA, Minister of Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation. |
| First reading | 2025-05-22 |
| Second reading | 2025-06-02 |
| Third reading | 2025-06-02 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
Bill 47, known as the Fair Trade in Canada (Internal Trade Mutual Recognition) Act and Amendments to The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act (Buy Manitoba, Buy Canadian Day) is an act of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
Provisions
[edit]The legislation requires that goods and services from other provinces and territories must be recognized as if they were certified in Manitoba assuming the other province or territory has a reciprocal policy.[1] The legislation does not apply to goods and services from a Crown corporation.[2]
The act establishes June 1 as "Buy Manitoba, Buy Canadian Day".[3]
Reception
[edit]The legislation was supported by the provincial Progressive Conservatives.[4]
The Business Council of Manitoba described the legislation as a "very positive first step".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Macintosh, Maggie (May 22, 2025). "Manitoba bill encourages trade with other provinces". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on May 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ^ Sanders, Carol (May 29, 2025). "NDP-Tories spar as interprovincial trade bill up in the air". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on May 30, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ^ "Manitoba introduces bill to cut trade barriers, declares June 1 as Buy Manitoba, Buy Canadian Day". The Winnipeg Sun. May 22, 2025. Archived from the original on May 23, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ^ Leybourne, Miranda (June 19, 2025). "Interprovincial trade bill passes in Manitoba". The Western Producer. Archived from the original on June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ^ Piché, Gabrielle (June 3, 2025). "Bill 47 'way to start the conversation'". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.