Canadian Softwood Lumber

• U.S. move to double tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber is ‘egregious,’ says BC Lumber Trade Council

  The co-chair of the U.S. Lumber Coalition applauded the Commerce Department's commitment to enforce trade laws against "subsidized and unfairly traded'' Canadian lumber imports.

  Economy

  May 21, 2021
  
• Canada welcomes reduced U.S. duties on softwood lumber but says ‘unfair’ fees must end

  The U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday set a new duty rate of 8.9 per cent on average after completing its first administrative review on softwood lumber imports from Canada.

  Economy

  Nov 24, 2020
  
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• Canadian lumber in legal limbo as U.S. appeals WTO ruling

  In April 2017 the U.S. imposed duties averaging about 20 per cent on most Canadian softwood exports, alleging that Canada was both unfairly subsidizing its industry and then dumping wood into the U.S. at unfair prices.

  Economy

  Sep 28, 2020
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• Canada to keep fighting in softwood tariff dispute with U.S., Trudeau says

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vowing to keep up the fight against the never-ending effort in the United States to slap countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2020
• Trudeau offers Canadian softwood lumber to help rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral

  Canada is offering homegrown softwood lumber and steel to help with the reconstruction of Paris's famed Notre Dame Cathedral, which was partially destroyed by fire in mid-April.

  Canada

  May 15, 2019
• Canada will fight WTO ruling on softwood lumber dispute with U.S.: Freeland

  Canada will appeal last week's decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO) which ruled to allow the United States to use "zeroing" on Canada's softwood lumber.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2019
• WTO approves U.S. trade policy in Canadian softwood lumber dispute

  A World Trade Organization ruling approved a long-outlawed U.S. trade policy on Tuesday, when a panel of adjudicators said Washington's use of "zeroing" to calculate anti-dumping tariffs was permissible in the case of Canadian softwood lumber.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2019
• Trump’s tariffs on Canadian lumber are pricing Americans out of the U.S. housing market

  As lumber prices continue their climb, the NAHB states that the problem is only exacerbated by 20 per cent tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports.

  Consumer

  Jun 24, 2018
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• Canada escalates softwood lumber fight with U.S., asks WTO to step in

  Canada plans to ask the World Trade Organization to set up an adjudication panel to judge its dispute with the U.S. over lumber exports, indicating that talks have failed to resolve the issue.

  Economy

  Mar 16, 2018
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• Hefty duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports to U.S. will likely remain for 5 years

  The decision will impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties affecting about $5.66 billion worth of lumber and comes amid increasingly acrimonious talks on renegotiating NAFTA.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2017