The Canadian federal government on Tuesday announced a detailed tariff package after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed that Canada will not back down from a fight against the trade war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump.
According to a news release issued by the Finance Ministry, the first phase of Canada’s response includes tariffs on 30 billion Canadian dollars (about 21 billion U.S. dollars) in goods imported from the United States, effective as of 12:01 a.m., March 4. The list includes products such as orange juice, peanut butter, wine, spirits, beer, coffee, appliances, apparel, footwear, motorcycles, cosmetics, and certain pulp and paper products.
The additional countermeasures on 125 billion Canadian dollars (about 89 billion U.S. dollars) in imports from the United States would be from a list of goods open for a 21-day comment period which includes products such as electric vehicles, fruits and vegetables, beef, pork, dairy, electronics, steel, aluminum, trucks, and buses, the release said.
The government is also taking steps to mitigate the impact of these countermeasures on Canadian workers and businesses by establishing a remission process to consider requests for exceptional relief from the tariffs, the release said.
All options remain on the table as the government considers additional measures, including non-tariff options, the release said.
Trudeau said during his speech to the nation earlier in the day that Canada will also be challenging the U.S. illegal actions by filing dispute resolution claims at the World Trade Organization and through the Canada-U.S.- Mexico Agreement, or the free trade mechanism in North America that was renegotiated by Trump in his last term.
The counter tariffs will remain in place until the U.S. tariffs are withdrawn and not a moment sooner, said Trudeau. ■
A woman walks past a board with the words “CANADIAN MADE PET FOOD SALE” by a street in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
A price tag with the word “LOCAL” is seen at a supermarket in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
A woman walks past a poster with the words “PROUDLY CANADIAN” at a supermarket in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
A board with the words “PROUDLY CANADIAN” is seen in a business plaza in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
A man shows a mobile phone to display the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO)’s website temporarily unavailable while they remove U.S. products in response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods outside an LCBO store in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
An employee removes U.S. alcohol products from a shelf at a Liquor Control Board of Ontario store in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
A “Shop Canadian” sign is seen at a supermarket in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 4, 2025.
The Canadian federal government on Tuesday announced a detailed tariff package after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed that Canada will not back down from a fight against the trade war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump.(Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
“Made in Canada” labels are seen on a shelf at a supermarket in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 4, 2025.
The Canadian federal government on Tuesday announced a detailed tariff package after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed that Canada will not back down from a fight against the trade war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump.(Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
A “Shop Canadian” sign is seen at the entrance of a supermarket in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 4, 2025.
The Canadian federal government on Tuesday announced a detailed tariff package after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed that Canada will not back down from a fight against the trade war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump.(Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
