Softwood Lumber Tariffs
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U.S. move to double tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber is ‘egregious,’ says BC Lumber Trade CouncilThe 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.EconomyMay 21, 2021
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Canada welcomes reduced U.S. duties on softwood lumber but says ‘unfair’ fees must endThe 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.EconomyNov 24, 2020
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Canada to keep fighting in softwood tariff dispute with U.S., Trudeau saysPrime 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.CanadaSep 2, 2020
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Canada’s lumber industry claps back after Trump links imports to California wildfiresDonald Trump dragging the Canadian lumber industry into discussions about California's deadly wildfires is another 'frustrating' blow, an industry advocate says.CanadaAug 17, 2018
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Trump links Canadian lumber imports to deadly California wildfiresTrump decried the 'ridiculous' imports of lumber from Canada while fallen trees in the U.S. are left to rot on the ground, which could then become wildfire accelerant.WorldAug 16, 2018
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Canada escalates softwood lumber fight with U.S., asks WTO to step inCanada 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.EconomyMar 16, 2018
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N.S. Premier Stephen McNeil in Washington to nail home NAFTA, softwood lumberPremier Stephen McNeil is in Washington, D.C. Wednesday alongside other premiers from across the country to promote the importance of ties between Canada and the U.S.CanadaJun 7, 2017
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Quebec workers start to feel effects of U.S.-Canada softwood lumber battleHundreds of Quebec forestry workers are experiencing the first sour tastes from the softwood lumber battle with the United States as they prepare for the start of layoffs.CanadaMay 14, 2017
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Tariffs on Canada’s softwood lumber ‘baseless’, Morneau tells U.S. at G7 meetingA ministry statement says Morneau and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin engaged in a "productive discussion."MoneyMay 12, 2017
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