Tag: CUSMA

  • Tariff Shock

    Washington invokes a never-before-used 1930 trade law to hit $20 billion in Canadian goods with 50 percent duties, sweeping aside CUSMA protections and opening a volatile new front in the North American trade war WASHINGTON, July 20, 2026 President Donald Trump signed three proclamations on Monday imposing an additional 50 percent tariff on roughly $20…

  • Forced Labour

    Washington swaps an expiring global levy for a Section 301 ‘forced labour’ tariff, hitting Canada at 10 percent while sparing CUSMA-compliant goods Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk. Ottawa. Filed July 24, 2026. OTTAWA, July 24, 2026. The United States moved on Thursday to impose a fresh set of tariffs on dozens of trading partners,…

  • Ottawa Digs In

    Carney tells premiers Canada will do ‘whatever it takes’ as Washington’s 50 percent tariff salvo pushes the question of retaliation back to the center of the table Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk. Charlottetown. Filed July 24, 2026. CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, July 24, 2026. Canada will do “whatever it takes” to defend its workers…

  • Lumber Tariff

    A temporary 10 per cent U.S. import tariff is set to lapse on July 24, but Canadian softwood still carries an effective burden near 35 per cent as the CUSMA review drifts and a December deadline looms. By the Canada Trade Desk | OTTAWA, July 18, 2026 A deadline that changes less than it seems…

  • Steel Tariff

    A full year into Washington’s 50 percent duty on Canadian steel and aluminum, producers report shipments down 60 percent, relief measures have lapsed, and Ottawa weighs its next counter-move as the continental trade pact shifts to annual reviews. OTTAWA, July 19, 2026. Canada’s steel and aluminum producers enter the back half of July still absorbing…

  • Smoke Tariff

    Trump moves to fold the cost of Canadian wildfire smoke into Ottawa’s tariff bill as haze blankets an estimated 100 million Americans, drawing sharp rebukes from Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. OTTAWA, July 19, 2026. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford pushed back forcefully this weekend against a…

  • Lumber Duty

    As Ontario demands Washington scrap softwood tariffs, Canadian producers brace for a United States final duty ruling due in August that would trim combined rates to about 25 percent while a separate national security levy keeps the effective burden near 35 percent. VANCOUVER, July 19, 2026. Canada’s softwood lumber producers head into the final stretch…

  • CUSMA Limbo

    With Washington refusing to extend the continental trade pact and a fresh tariff threat landing over wildfire smoke, Canada’s push to lift sectoral duties looks set to drag past the U.S. midterms. Canada’s campaign to win relief from a thicket of American tariffs entered a more uncertain phase this weekend, as a fresh threat from…

  • CUSMA Redux

    With the continental pact unrenewed and rolling annual reviews now the rule, Washington opens a third bilateral round with Mexico while Ottawa waits for a seat at the table OTTAWA, July 18, 2026. The trilateral trade agreement that has governed the North American economy since 2020 has entered an uncertain new chapter, and Canada is…

  • 35% On Canada

    Trump order lifts duties on non-CUSMA goods to 35 per cent; Carney freezes Windsor to Detroit bridge tolls as the loonie sinks to a two-year low OTTAWA, July 18, 2026. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday raising United States tariffs on Canadian goods to 35 per cent, an abrupt escalation that rattled…