Interprovincial trade in Canada, 2023 to 2024

Release date: May 15, 2025
Infographic: Interprovincial trade in Canada, 2023 to 2024
Description: Interprovincial trade in Canada, 2023 to 2024
Proportion of businesses that conducted interprovincial trade in the 12 months preceding the surveyNote 1
  Purchased goods or services from suppliers in another province or territory Sold goods or services to customers in another province or territory
Canada 41.0% 26.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador 56.5% 18.6%
Prince Edward Island 64.3% 29.0%
Nova Scotia 53.8% 28.1%
New Brunswick 50.6% 21.6%
Quebec 33.3% 24.2%
Ontario 34.4% 26.6%
Manitoba 48.8% 29.0%
Saskatchewan 55.9% 27.7%
Alberta 50.9% 31.9%
British Columbia 48.1% 28.1%
Yukon 67.3% 29.1%
Northwest Territories 65.8% 24.5%
Nunavut 77.0% 12.6%
Top 3 industries in which businesses were most likely to conduct interprovincial trade Table summary
This table displays the results of Top 3 industries in which businesses were most likely to conduct interprovincial trade , calculated using (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
Wholesale trade 63.9% 61.9%
Manufacturing 56.4% 50.8%
Information and cultural industries 52.9% 46.1%

Main interprovincial trade obstacles experienced by businesses in the 12 months preceding the surveyNote 1

Purchased goods or services from suppliers in another province or territory

Transportation cost: 27.4%

Delay between placing and receiving orders: 8.6%

Distance between point of origin and destination: 8.1%

Sold goods or services to customers in another province or territory

Transportation cost: 23.2%

Distance between point of origin and destination: 7.5%

Lack of profitability: 6.4%

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey on Interprovincial Trade, 2023.

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