Internal trade in Canada: Value of interprovincial trade of manufactured goods and wholesale trade, 2024

Released: 2026-03-24

The value of total interprovincial trade (including trade with and between territories) of manufactured goods rose 0.7%, from $166.2 billion in 2023 to $167.4 billion in 2024, while that of wholesale goods rose 1.5% to $562.5 billion.

Majority of provinces post higher interprovincial sales in manufacturing goods in 2024

Compared with 2023, seven provinces and one territory saw an increase in total interprovincial trade of manufactured goods in 2024. The largest increase in the sales of manufactured goods came from factories in New Brunswick (+$2.2 billion) and Alberta (+$2.1 billion). By contrast, the largest declines came from factories in Ontario (-$3.4 billion) and Quebec (-$0.8 billion).

The border between Ontario and Quebec was the interprovincial border that manufactured goods crossed most frequently in 2024. Two-way trade of manufactured goods between these provinces totalled $55.3 billion. Food manufacturing ($12.0 billion) was the highest contributor to sales between the two provinces, followed by primary metal manufacturing ($8.9 billion). The second-busiest border was between Ontario and Alberta, with a two-way trade of $15.3 billion, mainly due to sales in food manufacturing ($5.9 billion) and chemical manufacturing ($1.9 billion).

The largest year-over-year increase in manufactured goods trade in 2024 occurred between British Columbia and Alberta, where two-way trade rose $1.7 billion (+13.1%) compared with 2023. By contrast, the largest year-over-year decline in 2024 occurred between Ontario and British Columbia, where two-way trade fell $3.7 billion (-22.2%).

Alberta leads growth in interprovincial trade of wholesale goods

More than half of provinces and territories experienced an increase in interprovincial trade of wholesale goods in 2024. Alberta (+$10.1 billion) posted the largest year-over-year increase in interprovincial trade of wholesale products, followed by Ontario (+$6.9 billion). The increase in Alberta was driven by higher shipments of goods to Ontario (+$6.2 billion), Quebec (+$2.4 billion) and British Columbia (+$1.3 billion). At the same time, Alberta's interprovincial purchase of wholesale goods rose by $2.4 billion. By contrast, the largest year-over-year declines in interprovincial wholesale trade in 2024 were recorded in Manitoba (-$5.0 billion) and Saskatchewan (-$1.1 billion).

In 2024, the value of two-way interprovincial trade in wholesale goods was highest between Ontario and Alberta, at $124.3 billion, driven by petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons merchant wholesalers ($56.8 billion). The second-highest trading pair was Ontario and Quebec, at $117.7 billion. Trade between these two provinces was led by personal and household goods merchant wholesalers ($26.1 billion) and motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories merchant wholesalers ($25.8 billion).

The largest year-over-year increase in two-way interprovincial wholesale trade of goods was observed between Ontario and Alberta, up $6.9 billion (+5.9%) in 2024. By contrast, the largest decline occurred between Manitoba and Alberta, down $4.1 billion (-29.5%).

Data are available by industry from 2020 to 2024 and can now be accessed via the Canadian Internal Trade Data and Information Hub.

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