Canada -U.S. Trade

• Canadian manufacturers face new Buy American policy on construction materials

  The head of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters says Canada will have to work hard to secure carve-outs and waivers to protect access to the U.S. market.

  Canada

  Apr 19
  
• Canada will challenge U.S. hike on softwood lumber duties: trade minister

  Trade Minister Mary Ng said in a statement that she expects Canada to be successful, as it has been in previous challenges to what she calls unwarranted duties on Canadian lumber.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2021
  
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• Biden’s EV tax credits will look different if implemented, say industry experts

  The tax-credit scheme that President Joe Biden is proposing to encourage U.S. consumers to buy more electric vehicles might never be implemented in its current form.

  Politics

  Dec 17, 2021
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• Trudeau ‘a little bit concerned’ about Biden’s buy-American electric vehicle tax credit

  Trudeau shared his concern about the U.S. electric vehicle tax credit just ahead of a meeting with Biden and Lopez Obrador -- the first so-called 'Three Amigos' summit since 2016.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2021
• Scott Thompson: Common sense prevails as U.S. drops aluminum tariffs

  The U.S. backed down just as Canada was hours away from announcing a series of retaliatory tariffs designed to hit Donald Trump right in the swing states.

  Commentary

  Sep 16, 2020
• Canada must stay true to its values amid the tensions between U.S. and China

  Canadians must prepare themselves for an era marked by fierce competition between the U.S. and China, says Robert J. Hanlon of Thompson Rivers University.

  Commentary

  Jul 18, 2020
• Trump aluminum tariffs would hurt the U.S. more than Canada, industry warns

  "They don't punish the intended target," an industry expert warned on potential aluminum tariffs.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2020
• U.S. says new North American trade deal in effect as of July 1

  U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer makes clear in a statement the U.S. is anxious to get the deal in place to help facilitate the American recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2020
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• Canadian tariffs on U.S. bourbon, playing cards officially lifted: Morneau

  Canada and the U.S. reached a deal Friday to lift those tariffs and they were physically removed today.

  Canada

  May 20, 2019
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• 5 things to remember now that U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs are ending

  Upcoming events and unanswered questions could still affect Canada-U.S. trade.

  Canada

  May 17, 2019