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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Morristown, N.J. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/AP, Julia Demaree Nikhinson<\/p>\n
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said there was still work to finalize the deal, as he arrived for another meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington.<\/p>\n
LeBlanc and Canada\u2019s chief negotiator Janice Charette sat down with Greer Wednesday to continue working, after the terms of the deal they reached Tuesday were accepted by Trump.<\/p>\n
Shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday, less than two hours before 50 per cent tariffs on a wide range of goods from Canada were set to take effect, Trump posted on Truth Social that a deal had been reached and the new tariffs were being paused for three days pending the finalization of the documents.<\/p>\n
For the first time since the latest high-stakes negotiations started last month, LeBlanc and Greer held a short, joint availability for reporters following their brief meeting Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
LeBlanc and Charette have been back and forth to Washington since Trump announced the new tariffs in July, with the latest trip including multiple meetings since Aug. 10.<\/p>\n
Greer said he\u2019s \u201chappy with where we ended up\u201d and now has to brief Congress and American stakeholders on what the two sides have been talking about.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe feel confident that we\u2019ve reached an agreement that will not only continue to protect American workers, American jobs, American supply chains, but really strengthen the North American economy,\u201d Greer said standing alongside LeBlanc outside the U.S. trade representative\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
Greer added he expects it will make North America an energy and manufacturing \u201cpowerhouse.\u201d<\/p>\n
The postponed round of tariffs would have hit $28 billion of Canadian goods, ranging from hockey sticks and ice skates to honey and some dairy products. Unlike previous tariffs Trump has imposed on Canada since his return to office in January 2025, these tariffs were not going to exempt any goods covered under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, or CUSMA.<\/p>\n
Trump had threatened to impose those tariffs over Canada\u2019s dairy supply management system, retaliatory tariff-free auto quotas and provincial bans on American alcohol in most provinces.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A proclamation on the delay from The White House says Canada agreed to work toward resolving these trade irritants.<\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters outside the White House Wednesday, Trump said the deal would lift all of Canada\u2019s tariffs on the U.S. but didn\u2019t specify what exactly he was referring to.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all subject to finalization,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it\u2019s a very good deal for both parties.\u201d<\/p>\n
He stressed the agreement would be good for American farmers and manufacturers.<\/p>\n
In a Truth Social post Tuesday, the president pointed to a revival of the Keystone XL pipeline as being part of the deal, followed by a fictional image of him appearing to yank a piece pipeline from the ground beside a grave marker that says \u2018Buried by Biden.\u2019<\/p>\n
Former U.S. President Joe Biden revoked a key permit for the pipeline, which would have carried more oil from Alberta into the U.S.<\/p>\n
The new tariff deadline if the documents aren\u2019t finalized is 12:01 a.m. ET Saturday.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson from the Dairy Farmers of Canada said in an emailed response that they are not commenting at this time due to a lack of concrete details.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The spokesperson said the position of the dairy sector remains the same and they want to see commitments in the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, known in Canada as CUSMA, upheld.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Trade Representative said on social media the deal will include comprehensive market access for all American goods, economic security commitments and digital trade alignment.<\/p>\n
LeBlanc would not give specifics but said supply management has been upheld.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe prime minister was very clear we needed to protect supply management, we needed to ensure that the supply management regime remained entirely intact, and I\u2019m confident that that\u2019s the case.\u201d<\/p>\n