Canada’s retaliatory US tariffs set to take effect as trade dispute grows
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- Canada is set to impose tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% on C$27.6 billion of imports from the United States early Tuesday.
- The measures target sectors including steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics.
- The countermeasures follow US President Donald Trump’s announcement of 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, deepening tensions with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Canada is set to strike back with tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of American imports, escalating a trade fight with its largest trading partner.
The countermeasures are due to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. They will range from 15% to 50% and cover C$27.6 billion in imports from the United States.
The tariffs will target sectors that have been most affected by US measures, including steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics. The move follows President Donald Trump’s announcement of 50% tariffs on Canadian goods.
The dispute comes as tensions intensify between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada’s response places key industries on both sides of the border at the center of the growing confrontation.
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