{"id":11206,"date":"2025-12-17T13:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebao.ca\/?p=11206"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:01:35","slug":"public-feedback-welcome-on-the-provinces-proposed-approach-to-implementing-mutual-recognition-under-the-ontario-free-trade-and-mobility-act-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebao.ca\/stage\/public-feedback-welcome-on-the-provinces-proposed-approach-to-implementing-mutual-recognition-under-the-ontario-free-trade-and-mobility-act-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Public feedback welcome on the province\u2019s Proposed Approach to Implementing Mutual Recognition under the Ontario Free Trade and Mobility Act, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) is sharing this information with the public for anyone who may wish to provide feedback to the Ontario Government on its Proposed Approach to Implementing Mutual Recognition under the Ontario Free Trade and Mobility Act, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Dec. 15, 2025, the provincial government announced \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As part of the government\u2019s plan to protect Ontario and unleash its full economic potential, the province is taking the next steps to implement mutual recognition of goods and services from other reciprocating Canadian jurisdictions by publishing a draft regulation under the Ontario Free Trade and Mobility Act, 2025 (OFTMA). Building on Ontario\u2019s national leadership in supporting free trade and labour mobility across Canada, the mutual recognition of goods and services will play a substantial role in supporting economic integration across Canada and removing internal trade barriers that cost the economy up to $200 billion every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor decades, red tape and burdensome regulations have held Ontario\u2019s economy back, increasing the cost of goods and services for manufacturers and families alike and limiting the ease with which Ontario-made products could be traded with our provincial and territorial partners,\u201d said Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. \u201cMutual recognition will play a pivotal role in unlocking new market opportunities for Ontario goods and services, and further advance Ontario\u2019s leadership in strengthening trade security and diversification.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key component of the government\u2019s Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025<\/a>,whichwas passed in June 2025, Ontario\u2019s approach to mutual recognition ensures that if a good or service meets the regulatory requirements in other parts of Canada, it will be recognized here in Ontario. To activate its mutual recognition framework, Ontario has introduced a new draft regulation that will allow the province to recognize goods and services from other Canadian jurisdictions, provided those jurisdictions are taking similar actions at home. Ontario\u2019s approach to mutual recognition is designed to be both ambitious and reciprocal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n