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Canada: Government announces countermeasures to the U.S. tariffs

Announcement

02 Feb 2025

In February 2025, the government of Canada announced 25% "surtaxes" on a range of U.S. goods in response to "unjustified U.S. tariffs" on Canadian imports announced on 1 February 2025. After being postponed for a month, the surtaxes entered into force on 4 March 2025. 

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

04 Mar 2025

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Postponed: 04 Feb 2025
Import tariff In force
On 2 February 2025, the government of Canada announced a 25% surtax on a range of imports originating in the U.S. The government highlights that the tariffs were introduced as a countermeasure to the ...
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Canada (Alberta): Government announces counter-measures against the U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods

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Canada (Saskatchewan): Government announces counter-measures against the U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods

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Canada (Northwest Territories): Government announces counter-measures against the U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods

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Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador): Government announces counter-measures against the U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods

Announced: 04 Mar 2025

Canada (Nunavut): Government announces counter-measures against the U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods

Announced: 03 Feb 2025

Canada (New Brunswick): Counter-measures against the U.S. tariffs on Canadian products

Announced: 02 Feb 2025

Canada (Manitoba): Government announces counter-measures against the U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods

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Canada (Yukon): Counter-measures against U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods

Announced: 02 Feb 2025

Canada (Prince Edward Island): Premier Dennis King announces counter-measures against the U.S. tariffs

Announced: 01 Feb 2025

Canada (British Columbia): Premier Eby announces counter-measures against the U.S. tariffs

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Canada (Nova Scotia): Premier Houston announces counter-measures against the U.S. tariffs

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