Barriers to labour mobility in Canada remain a problem, even though Canadian governments have taken steps to reduce them, according to a C.D. Howe Institute study. In "Who Can Work Where: Reducing Barriers to Labour Mobility in Canada," author Robert Knox says Canada's regulated professions and skilled trades, which represent about 11 percent of the workforce, face barriers to mobility that have negative implications for the country's productivity, labour supply and future economic prospects. The author makes several recommendations to broaden the labour mobility chapter of the Agreement on Internal Trade and make it more effective.

• For the studyclick here.
• The Certified General Accountants of Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta released a statement on June 3 stating that the organizations "commend and support the report issued by the C.D. Howe Institute" on labour mobility. To read the CGA statementclick here.
• To read an article on the study in theToronto Sunclick here.