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Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA)

The TILMA is the most comprehensive internal trade agreement in Canada. It builds upon the goals of the AIT and further breaks down trade barriers between provinces. The TILMA agreement (pdf):

• Is a bilateral agreement between B.C. and Alberta only
  
  
• Has lower procurement thresholds for goods and services than the AIT
  
  
• Contains fewer procurement exceptions than the AIT
  
  
• Covers a wider range of professional services that the AIT including financial (excluding treasury services), advertising and public relations, land surveying, engineering and architectural
  
  
• Will establish an enforceable Procurement Protest Mechanism

TILMA took effect on April 1, 2007 for Government of Alberta and BC provincial entities and was extended to cover crown corporations and the MASH Sector on April 1, 2009.

The TILMA website (external site) provides additional information on the agreement.