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Canada Won’t Scrap Tariffs Unless All US Levies Are Lifted

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not open to lifting Canada’s full package of retaliatory tariffs if U.S. President Donald Trump leaves any tariffs on Canada in place.

March 5, 2025
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Canada Responds, Puts Tariffs on $107 Billion of US Products

Canada announced a package of counter-tariffs against U.S. products after President Donald Trump confirmed that his administration will go ahead with levies against Canada and Mexico.

March 4, 2025
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Canadians Support Using Oil as Weapon in Trump Trade War

There is strong nationwide support among Canadians for putting export taxes on oil shipments if needed to retaliate against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a new poll suggests.

February 6, 2025
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Canada’s Counter-Tariff Plan Would Target US Aluminum, Steel

Canada’s draft plan to retaliate against U.S. tariffs may roll out in stages, with the government preparing to hit all American steel and aluminum products with counter-tariffs if necessary.

January 16, 2025
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Canada Readies Tariffs on $105 Billion of US Products

Canada has drawn up an initial list of C$150 billion of U.S.-manufactured items that it would hit with tariffs if President-elect Donald Trump decides to levy tariffs against Canadian goods.

January 15, 2025
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Canada Plots Tariff Retaliation if Trump Starts Trade War

Canada is drawing up plans for extensive tariffs against U.S. products if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his threat to put 25% levies on Canadian goods.

January 10, 2025
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Canadian Leaders Meet Trump Team on Border, Tariff Issues

This is the second high-level Canadian mission to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in the past month, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met the incoming leader at the end of November.

December 30, 2024
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Trudeau Says Canada ā€˜Will Respond’ if Trump Imposes Tariffs

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada ā€œwill respondā€ if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump imposes new tariffs on Canadian imports.

December 10, 2024
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Canada Matches US Subsidies to Win VW EV Battery Plant

Canada agreed to subsidies that may top C$13 billion ($9.7 billion) over a decade to land an electric vehicle battery plant by Volkswagen AG, the company’s first gigafactory outside Europe.

April 20, 2023
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Canada, IBM to Announce Chips Pact Amid Biden-Trudeau Visit

Canada and International Business Machines Corp. will announce a high-level agreement on expanding semiconductor cooperation on March 24, during President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa.

March 23, 2023