B.C. and Alberta's agreement a blueprint for national labour mobility
After three years of being phased in, the groundbreaking labour mobility and trade agreement between Alberta and British Columbia is now in full force.
Since 2006, the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) has eradicated interprovincial trade barriers between the two provinces, created full labour mobility for more than 100 regulated occupations between Alberta and B.C. and served as the catalyst to full, national labour mobility.
“The agreement has reduced government red tape, making life easier for workers and small businesses in Alberta, and in doing so, positions the province to be more competitive both domestically and internationally," said Ron Stevens, Alberta Deputy Premier and Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations.
Under TILMA, certified professionals, such as teachers or welders, in one province can work in the other without recertification or examination. The provinces are also launching a new company and business registration system so a business need only register and pay fees in one province and file a single annual report.
Last summer, the provincial agreement helped spur the federal government and all provinces to agree to full labour mobility under the Agreement on Internal Trade
