Key Dates

  • March 13, 2009: the Premiers of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan committed to explore opportunities to expand trade and investment opportunities and to reduce impediments to trade.
  • April 30, 2010: the Premiers of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan sign a far-reaching New West Partnership including the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA). The Agreement creates the largest, most open and competitive, interprovincial marketplace in Canada, eliminating obstacles to trade, investment and labour mobility between the three provinces.
  • July 1, 2010:
    • the NWPTA comes into effect for the three provincial governments.
    • British Columbia and Alberta fully subject to the NWPTA.
    • Saskatchewan fully subject to the NWPTA except for specified transitional measures.


  • July 1, 2013: the NWPTA will be fully implemented.

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