Announcement
04 May 2026
In May 2026, the Government of Canada announced CAD 1.5 billion in funding to support tariffed industries, including a new BDC financing program and a top-up for the Regional Tariff Response Initiative.
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Number of interventions
2
2 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
04 May 2026
Revocation date:
04 Sep 2028
Recent update from 06 May 2026:
On 4 May 2026, the government of Canada announced an additional CAD 500 million (approximately USD 367.51 million) in funding for the Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI). The funding is deli...
Implementation date
04 May 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Recent update from 06 May 2026:
On 4 May 2026, the government of Canada announced the creation of a new CAD 1 billion (approximately USD 735 million) financing program through the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). The me...
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