Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The United States is proposing a new 10-per-cent tariff on Canada and other trading partners in an attempt to rebuild the tariff wall that was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year.
But the proposed tariff appears to exempt Canadian products that comply with the rules of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which would greatly reduce the bite of the tariffs.
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office published a statement Tuesday evening laying out tariffs of between 10 per cent and 12.5 per cent on 60 countries, including Canada.
The office said the tariffs are being imposed because of countries’ failure to curb imports of products made with forced labour – an allegation Canada and other U.S. trade partners have disputed.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that the “vast, vast, vast majority of Canadian trade” would be unaffected by the new levy and the state of play would be “the same as before.”
He also promised that changes to strengthen Canadian laws and regulations against the use of forced and child labour in the country’s supply chains would be unveiled over the coming weeks. Video by The Canadian Press.
The United States is proposing a new 10-per-cent tariff on Canada and other trading partners in an attempt to rebuild the tariff wall that was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year.
But the proposed tariff appears to exempt Canadian products that comply with the rules of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which would greatly reduce the bite of the tariffs.
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office published a statement Tuesday evening laying out tariffs of between 10 per cent and 12.5 per cent on 60 countries, including Canada.
The office said the tariffs are being imposed because of countries’ failure to curb imports of products made with forced labour – an allegation Canada and other U.S. trade partners have disputed.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that the “vast, vast, vast majority of Canadian trade” would be unaffected by the new levy and the state of play would be “the same as before.”
He also promised that changes to strengthen Canadian laws and regulations against the use of forced and child labour in the country’s supply chains would be unveiled over the coming weeks. Video by The Canadian Press.
