OTTAWA — Canada’s dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs on about C$27.6 billion of U.S. goods remain set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, covering steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics at rates of 15, 25, or 50 percent matching U.S. measures, according to the Department of Finance Canada.
Prime Minister Mark Carney ordered the response after trade talks collapsed and Washington imposed a 50 percent tariff on a comparable value of Canadian goods. Goods in transit to Canada when the measures take effect are exempt. Ottawa later narrowed the list after industry feedback, including removing fish and seafood to limit domestic harm.
Trade talks have been frozen since late August. Carney has said Ottawa is ready to deal when Washington is serious, Reuters reported earlier this month.
Sources: Canada Department of Finance; Reuters.
