Softwood Lumber Canada

• Tories urge focus on ‘key industries,’ jobs in NAFTA talks

  As the third round of NAFTA negotiations continues between Canada and its U.S. and Mexican counterparts, Conservative MPs are calling on the government to make the auto industry and jobs top priorities during the talks.

  Politics

  Sep 25, 2017
  
• By the end of 2017, softwood lumber will cost almost 7% more to sell to the U.S.

  Canada's softwood lumber industry faces average duties of about 27 per cent after the U.S. Department of Commerce slapped it with an additional 6.87 per cent in preliminary average anti-dumping tariffs.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2017
  
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• U.S. excludes three Canadian provinces from softwood lumber probe

  The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it had made a preliminary decision to exclude three Canadian Atlantic provinces from a U.S. investigation into whether Canada is dumping or subsidizing exports of softwood lumber.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2017
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• Canadian firms brace for second round of U.S. softwood lumber duties Monday

  Canada's softwood lumber industry is bracing for a second wave of U.S. duties expected to come Monday that could put further pressure on producers, particularly smaller ones, to cut jobs.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2017
• Jobs on the line as U.S. slated to add new softwood lumber duty

  It could be a while before Canada and the U.S. reach a new trade agreement, as both sides dig in.

  Money

  Jun 19, 2017
• Reality Check: Has Canada won all past softwood battles?

  "There were court challenges in these other disputes. We have won them all," Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said on April 25.

  Canada

  May 18, 2017
• U.S. lumber duties to dominate B.C. election

  British Columbia's lumber industry is likely to dominate the election campaign today, following an announcement by the Trump administration that it will impose a tariff of about 20 per cent on Canadian softwood imports.

  Politics

  Apr 25, 2017