How Canada is retaliating against US tariffs
OTTAWA — Canada plans additional retaliation for US President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs and reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners scheduled for early April.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday he had not yet determined what actions Canada might take, however.
Trump already imposed 25-percent tariffs on goods that did not comply with the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement on March 6, but delayed a broader 25-percent tariff on most Canadian goods for 30 days.
He then imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on March 12.
Below are retaliatory measures Canada has already taken.
First salvo
Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau imposed 25-percent tariffs on C$30 billion ($20.92 billion) in goods imported from the US on March 6 in response to Trump’s initial duties.
The C$30 billion was part of an overall retaliation plan to target C$155 billion worth of goods imports from the US, though the remaining C$125 billion was delayed when Trump put off broader tariffs.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, who replaced Trudeau on March 9, has said the list of goods subject to tariffs on April 2 remains in place depending on what the US announces.
The first tranche of retaliation includes a list of 1,256 products such as orange juice, peanut butter, wine, spirits, beer, coffee, appliances, apparel, footwear, motorcycles, cosmetics, and pulp and paper.
In terms of value of imports associated with some of the major products, cosmetics and body care are worth C$3.5 billion, appliances and other household items are worth C$3.4 billion, pulp and paper products are worth C$3 billion and plastic products are worth C$1.8 billion.
Effective March 13, 2025, Canada imposed 25-percent tariffs on an additional C$29.8 billion worth of products imported from the US.
They are expected to remain in place until the US eliminates its steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada.
The tariffs imposed in retaliation to steel and aluminum comprise a wide variety of items such as candles, glues, umbrellas, kitchenware, gold, platinum, jewelry and more.
The Canadian government said that it will be consulting with the public and stakeholders for a broad second tranche of retaliatory tariffs.
The government does not plan to announce new tariffs until April 2 when reciprocal tariffs are announced by Trump.
These could include a wide range of products imported from the US such as passenger vehicles and trucks, electric vehicles, fruits and vegetables, aerospace products, beef, pork and dairy.
