{"id":489128,"date":"2026-02-21T04:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T04:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/489128\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T04:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T04:12:12","slug":"are-canadian-jobs-any-safer-than-before-trumps-tariffs-were-struck-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/489128\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Canadian jobs any safer than before Trump\u2019s tariffs were struck down?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canada\u2019s weakened job market<\/a> shouldn\u2019t expect relief after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday<\/a>\u00a0that some of President Donald Trump\u2019s tariff policies are illegal, experts say.<\/p>\n

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The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the tariffs Trump had imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEPPA) over what he said were national emergencies linked to fentanyl trafficking in North America and international trade deficits, the latter of which led to so-called \u201creciprocal\u201d tariffs against dozens of nations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis ruling exposes how abusive and legally flawed the IEEPA tariffs were, but Canadian workers should not mistake this for a victory,\u201d said Unifor national president Lana Payne in a written statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe risk to Canadian jobs remains severe, with the potential to even increase if Trump looks for new ways to impose tariffs or target Canadian jobs and investment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling did not change the sectoral tariffs Trump has imposed and which have caused Canada\u2019s economic growth to slow, spurring layoffs and uncertainty in sectors like steel and aluminum, lumber, autos and automotive parts.<\/p>\n

The tariffs on those sectors were not struck down, and on Friday afternoon, Trump warned of more global tariffs of 10 per cent to come, though details remain thin.<\/p>\n

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That uncertainty means little relief for businesses and workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new level of uncertainty that we are entering into will be very damaging for trade, I think,\u201d says Jean Simard, president and CEO of the Aluminum Association of Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe [U.S. Supreme Court] decision is the right one, but what it opens up for the near future is very complex because it\u2019s going to be a wait-and-see situation for countries and for businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most recently, General Motors cut shifts at its facilities in Ontario and let go of hundreds of workers<\/a>, with many more indirect jobs expected to take a hit.<\/p>\n

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Algoma Steel also announced it plans to let go of more than 1,000 workers<\/a> because of tariff impacts.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe most damaging tariffs Canada faces were never IEEPA tariffs in the first place, because the Trump Administration chose to exempt goods that comply with our trade agreement,\u201d said Payne.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHowever, so-called \u2018national security\u2019 tariffs under Section 232, targeting auto, steel, aluminum and wood products remain fully in force and could be expanded at any time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Prime Minister Mark Carney had not addressed the ruling or Trump\u2019s vow to impose more tariffs as of publication time.<\/p>\n

In a social media post, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday the U.S. Supreme Court ruling was an \u201cimportant victory,\u201d but jobs are still being \u2014 and could continue to be \u2014 hurt by U.S. tariffs.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe need to keep up the fight against tariffs on auto, steel, aluminum and forestry, which remain in place and continue to hurt our workers. I won\u2019t stop fighting until every last tariff against Canada is dropped so we can grow our economies and create jobs on both sides of the border,\u201d said Ford.<\/p>\n

Simard says workers in the Canadian aluminum sector shouldn\u2019t expect any dramatic changes as a result of Friday\u2019s ruling, and stresses that U.S. tariffs are ultimately paid for by Americans.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not going to change anything. We did not curtail, we did not slow down production over the past year and a half. We faced headwinds, and we\u2019re pulling our weight thanks to our workers, [and] our communities,\u201d says Simard.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we\u2019re safe, but the threat is more on the U.S. side, where the price of metal is so high that some businesses have to pull out of the market. So time is on our [Canada\u2019s] side and pain is on the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simard also says Canada should see this as a positive sign that the Trump administration\u2019s tariff posturing may not be as strong as once thought.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s positive, obviously, because it sends a very strong message as to the legal pertinence of using this tariff prescription against countries,\u201d says Simard.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not material at all for our industry in the aluminum sector because we are under a different tariff section, Section 232. But I would say that it starts to fragilize the American tariff posture in its negotiations with countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

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