{"id":398819,"date":"2025-11-23T09:19:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T09:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/398819\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T09:19:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T09:19:22","slug":"b-c-producers-frustrated-after-alcohol-excluded-from-interprovincial-trade-deal-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/398819\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. producers frustrated after alcohol excluded from interprovincial trade deal – BC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Producers in B.C.\u2019s food and beverage sector say they are frustrated that alcohol<\/a> was excluded from a new national agreement aimed at reducing interprovincial trade<\/a> barriers.<\/p>\n

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The Canadian Mutual Recognition Agreement was signed this week<\/a> by governments across the country, allowing goods approved in one province be sold in another starting in December.<\/p>\n

The agreement will apply to the sale of thousands of products ranging from manufacturing inputs and health technologies to clothing, toys, industrial products, tires and vehicles.<\/p>\n

Alcohol, however, was excluded and is being dealt with separately through a memorandum of understanding among provinces.<\/p>\n

James Donaldson, CEO of B.C. Food and Beverage, told Global News the alcohol file has been stalled for years despite repeated advocacy.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s been talked about for a really long time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Donaldson said many beverage producers expected the change sooner.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe certainly have a lot of members in the wine space who are obviously still frustrated because they think this should have happened by now,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a little frustrating it hasn\u2019t happened already.\u201d<\/p>\n

Donaldson pointed to taxation as one of the key points holding up freer trade in alcohol. \u201cAnd the province is kind of understanding how to, sort of, distribute the taxes equitably,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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