Interprovincial Trade in Canada, third quarter of 2023

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Release date: October 5, 2023
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Infographic: Interprovincial Trade in Canada, third quarter of 2023
Description: Interprovincial Trade in Canada, third quarter of 2023


Proportion of businesses that conducted interprovincial trade in Canada in the previous 12 months
Table summary
This table displays the results of Proportion of businesses that conducted interprovincial trade in Canada in the previous 12 months Purchased goods or services from suppliers in another province or territory and Sold goods or services to customers in another province or territory, calculated using % of businesses units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Purchased goods or services from suppliers in another province or territory Sold goods or services to customers in another province or territory
% of businesses
Canada 24.9% 22.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador 32.4% 17.7%
Prince Edward Island 42.1% 25.3%
Nova Scotia 38.4% 25.6%
New Brunswick 33.8% 27.8%
Quebec 21.7% 18.4%
Ontario 20.6% 21.6%
Manitoba 34.1% 25.8%
Saskatchewan 34.8% 25.6%
Alberta 27.3% 24.8%
British Columbia 29.0% 22.6%
Yukon 41.3% 21.5%
Northwest Territories 51.0% 28.9%
Nunavut 50.5% 18.2%

Obstacles to interprovincial trade in the previous 12 months

  • Transportation cost and availability: 41.3% of businesses that traded interprovincially
  • Distance between point of origin and destination: 10.9% of businesses that traded interprovincially
  • Too much paperwork to fill out: 5.9% of businesses that traded interprovincially

Transportation cost and availability was the most common obstacle encountered by businesses that traded interprovincially, with the highest proportions of businesses in…

  • Construction: 57.6%
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting: 53.3%
  • Retail trade: 52.6%
  • Wholesale trade: 51.8%

Of businesses that did not conduct interprovincial trade in the previous 12 months, 59.7% cited the local nature of the business and 31.7% a lack of interest as the reasons. 

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey on Business Conditions, third quarter of 2023.

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