Softwood Lumber Duties

• Feds, N.B. applaud decision on U.S. softwood lumber duties

  A NAFTA dispute panel found that the way that duties on Canadian softwood lumber are calculated is inconsistent with U.S. law.

  Economy

  Oct 7, 2023
  
• Ottawa launches new softwood lumber dispute challenges, urges U.S. to negotiate

  Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is launching challenges under the North American free-trade deal as well as before the U.S. Court of International Trade.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2023
  
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• Canada exploring new solutions to end U.S. softwood lumber trade dispute: Ng

  Canada has filed for judicial review of last month's Commerce Department assessment of the levies, which International Trade Minister Mary Ng says is "unfair, unjust and illegal."

  Economy

  Aug 22, 2023
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• Continued U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber ‘unjustified,’ minister says

  Trade Minister Mary Ng says the anti-dumping and countervailing duties the U.S. imposes on Canadian softwood lumber are little more than a tax on American consumers.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2023
• Ottawa will challenge lower but ‘unfair’ U.S. duties on softwood lumber: Mary Ng

  Lower than expected U.S. penalties on softwood lumber exports from Canada are doing little to temper the dismay of the federal government in Ottawa.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2022
• Canada disappointed with U.S. final softwood lumber duty rate, says trade minister

  The U.S. government said Wednesday that its final combined anti-dumping and countervailing duty rate for most Canadian producers will be 17.9 per cent.

  Economy

  Nov 24, 2021
• U.S. trade panel rules Canadian softwood lumber harms American producers

  In a 4-0 vote Thursday morning, the agency sided with the U.S. lumber coalition.

  Money

  Dec 7, 2017
• Softwood exports to U.S. down but it’s not causing big financial pinch

  Trade data from the United States Department of Agriculture shows the amount of Canadian softwood imported was down eight per cent .

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2017
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• U.S. cuts softwood lumber duties on all Canadian producers – except for 2 companies

  The U.S. Department of Commerce has reduced softwood lumber duties for all but two Canadian producers.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2017