{"id":181673,"date":"2026-08-25T01:47:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T01:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/181673\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T01:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T01:47:06","slug":"canada-set-to-impose-retaliatory-tariffs-on-us-goods-as-carney-rejects-trumps-trade-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/181673\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada set to impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods as Carney rejects Trump\u2019s trade demands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Mark Carney has rejected Washington\u2019s terms as unacceptable, with Canada now preparing targeted measures rather than a broad dollar-for-dollar tariff response <\/p>\n

Canada is set to unveil retaliatory tariffs on US goods on Tuesday, according to an official familiar with the plans who spoke to The Associated Press. The move comes after Prime Minister Mark Carney ended high-level trade talks in Washington over the weekend, saying the US terms were unacceptable and threatened key Canadian industries.<\/p>\n

The decision further strains relations between the two neighbours, with the trade dispute intensifying following the collapse of negotiations with the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

Trump threatens 50% tariffs<\/p>\n

Trump has stepped up pressure on Canada in recent days, criticising its trade policies, particularly in the agricultural sector. In social media posts, he warned that existing duties could be expanded to 50 per cent on Canadian automobiles, auto parts and steel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The threat has raised concerns across industries that depend heavily on the integrated US-Canada supply chain. The automotive sector is particularly exposed, with vehicles and components routinely crossing the border several times during the manufacturing process.<\/p>\n

Trump has argued that Canadian trade policies disadvantage US producers and has demanded changes from Ottawa to avoid further tariffs.<\/p>\n

Carney rejects US pressure<\/p>\n

Carney has rejected Washington\u2019s approach, saying Canada will not accept being treated as a \u201csubsidiary of the United States\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The Canadian prime minister has indicated that Ottawa’s response will not necessarily involve matching US tariffs dollar-for-dollar. Instead, Canada is considering targeted measures aimed at protecting domestic industries and disrupting areas where US businesses are particularly dependent on Canadian supplies.<\/p>\n

The approach reflects concerns within Ottawa that a broad tariff-for-tariff response could hurt Canadian consumers and businesses as much as their US counterparts.<\/p>\n

Ontario warns of further measures<\/p>\n

The dispute has also triggered a strong response from Canada’s provinces. Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned that \u201ceverything is on the table\u201d if Washington proceeds with additional tariffs.<\/p>\n

Ontario could potentially use its position as a major supplier of electricity, energy and critical minerals to the US as leverage. Officials have discussed the possibility of additional charges or restrictions on electricity exports to US states.<\/p>\n

The worsening dispute has alarmed manufacturers, farmers, transport companies and logistics providers on both sides of the border. The two economies are closely connected, with industries such as automobiles, steel, agriculture and energy relying heavily on cross-border trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Mark Carney has rejected Washington\u2019s terms as unacceptable, with Canada now preparing targeted measures rather than…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":181674,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[57412,4435,45898,111,94,437,5994,57411],"class_list":["post-181673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mark-carney","tag-automotive-sector","tag-canada-tariffs","tag-canada-us-trade-dispute","tag-mark-carney","tag-ontario","tag-trade-war","tag-trump-administration","tag-us-goods"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}