Atlantic Provinces Unite: Business Leaders Push for Single Economy

A group of business leaders in Eastern Canada is calling for the creation of a 'single economy' between the Atlantic provinces to boost economic growth and prosperity.

The Atlantic Economic Panel, made up of seven well-known executives and entrepreneurs, released a report that highlights the region's challenges, including low productivity, labor shortages, and complex regulations.

The panel recommends creating a 'One Atlantic Canada' agenda, which would bring the provinces together to function as one economy for its 2.7 million residents while maintaining their own governments.

To achieve this goal, each province would need to remove trade and labor mobility barriers, present major investment opportunities through a single regional platform, and deliver half of all major infrastructure projects through regional partnerships.