Tag: Canada

  • EU Widens Web

    Brussels prepares to unveil a sweeping alliance with Canada as the centerpiece of a trade diversification strategy designed to hedge against American tariffs and great power politics BRUSSELS, September 10, 2026. The European Union is preparing to announce a new, far-reaching alliance with Canada spanning trade, security, critical raw materials, and scientific research, in what…

  • Veg Safeguard

    The Canadian International Trade Tribunal filed its report on frozen and canned vegetable imports with the Governor in Council on September 9, exactly on deadline. The determination is not yet public, and a 10 per cent provisional surtax plus refund exposure hangs on it. OTTAWA, September 10, 2026 While the Canada United States tariff conflict…

  • Dairy Ban Looms

    Five Section 338 proclamations signed September 8 will bar Canadian alcohol, dairy and larger motorcycles from the United States as of September 29. For exporters, the shift from a payable duty to an outright import prohibition changes the problem entirely. OTTAWA, September 10, 2026 On the evening of September 8, hours after Canada’s mirrored counter-tariffs…

  • Bombardier Hit

    Trump’s threat to bar the Quebec jetmaker from the American market wiped more than six per cent off its shares, drew objections from a Republican senator and an American union, and exposed the limits of using market access as a trade weapon against a company with suppliers in 47 states. MONTREAL, September 9, 2026 –…

  • US Import Ban

    Five presidential proclamations signed Tuesday bar most Canadian alcohol, several dairy lines and larger motorcycles from the United States market beginning September 29, replacing tariffs with outright prohibition and removing the CUSMA shelter that Canadian exporters had relied on. OTTAWA, September 9, 2026 – The United States moved on Tuesday from taxing Canadian goods to…

  • USMCA In Limbo

    Two months into the joint review, North America’s trade pact is running on two tracks: real progress with Mexico, open confrontation with Canada, and a September deadline week that will test both WASHINGTON, September 6, 2026 The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement remains fully in force, but the review process meant to secure its future has split…

  • Dairy Duty Hit

    Ottawa hits U.S. cheese with 25 per cent and milk powder, whey and casein with 50 per cent from Tuesday, turning the sector Washington most wants opened into the sector Canada has now closed hardest. By the Canada Trade Desk | Peacock Tariff Consulting OTTAWA, September 7, 2026 – Of all the sectors on Canada’s…

  • Metal Doubles

    Canada’s surtax on U.S. steel and aluminum jumps from 25 to 50 per cent overnight, iron and steel now accounts for nearly a third of Ottawa’s entire counter-tariff list, and a quota deal that would have halved the rate is back on the table too late to matter. By the Canada Trade Desk | Peacock…

  • Zero Hour Duty

    Canada’s dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs on $27.6 billion of U.S. goods take effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, closing the in-transit window and handing importers a 629-line compliance problem that lands before most customs desks open. By the Canada Trade Desk | Peacock Tariff Consulting OTTAWA, September 7, 2026 – Canadian importers have until midnight tonight to get…

  • Counter-Tariffs

    Canada’s dollar-for-dollar surtaxes on C$27.6 billion of American goods take effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, but as of Monday morning importers and brokers still had no Order in Council and no CBSA customs notice to file against OTTAWA, September 7, 2026 Canada’s largest single act of trade retaliation in the current dispute with the United…