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<\/p>\nBefore U.S. President Donald Trump terminated trade negotiations with Canada late Thursday night, premiers were clashing over which tariff-beleaguered industries should be prioritized.<\/p>\n
With Ontario\u2019s auto industry pitted against the canola industry of the prairies, and B.C. raising concerns that the lumber industry is not getting the attention it deserves, Team Canada was looking increasingly splintered.<\/p>\n
Trump’s latest actions have resulted in a more united front across provincial borders. But as tariffs remain, so do those underlying tensions.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a breakdown of the industries most under threat by tariffs in each province, and what premiers are saying as Canada tries to negotiate new trade relationships.<\/p>\n
WATCH | Carney faced questions about tariffs, trade \u2014 and what’s next:<\/p>\n
Carney takes questions on U.S. trade, says he hasn\u2019t spoken to president <\/p>\n
Prime Minister Mark Carney, who says he hasn’t spoken to Donald Trump since the U.S. president cut off trade talks with Canada, took questions while at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia on Monday. Hear Carney’s answers on trade, Trump and whether Canada has a contingency plan.British Columbia<\/p>\n
B.C. Premier David Eby made headlines earlier this month when he suggested the federal government is not prioritizing the lumber industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cSteelworkers in Ontario, when their jobs are in trouble \u2026 it’s treated as a national emergency, and rightly so,\u201d Eby said at an Oct. 14 news conference. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we\u2019re asking for today is \u2026 that same sense of emergency is shared for the forest sector in this country.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eby made those comments after the Trump administration increased timber and lumber tariffs by 10 percentage points on top of the existing 35 per cent tariff.<\/p>\n
Although B.C.\u2019s largest export to the United States is energy and raw minerals, wood products are a \u201cvery close second,\u201d according to Trevor Tombe, an economics professor at the University of Calgary.<\/p>\n
The forestry industry supports over 100,000 jobs in B.C., according to the B.C. Lumber Trade Council.<\/p>\n
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B.C. government will roll out anti-tariff ads in November<\/p>\n
B.C.’s premier says the province is making ads to “defend British Columbians” and Canada’s forestry industry against U.S. tariffs. As Johna Baylon reports, it comes as Ontario pulls its own ad off the air after it angered U.S. President Donald Trump and caused him to terminate trade negotiations with Canada.
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Oil and gas is by far Alberta\u2019s largest industry, with petroleum accounting for 81 per cent<\/a> of Albertan exports to the U.S. last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n So far, the industry has escaped many of the harshest direct tariffs from the U.S., Tombe said, but it’s still impacted by changes in American trade policy.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cU.S. trade policy to other countries around the world has been quite considerable, and it has resulted in slower rates of economic growth,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat that does is lower demand for energy, and that lowers oil prices.\u201d<\/p>\n Non-renewable resource revenue was down $1.4 billion from what had been projected in the Alberta budget, mainly thanks to lower crude oil prices coupled with a stronger Canadian dollar, according to a provincial fiscal update from the first quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n Saskatchewan<\/p>\n Chinese tariffs on Canadian agricultural products have caused concern about impacts on the Saskatchewan economy. <\/p>\n China placed a 100 per cent tariff on canola oil and meal in March and a 75.8 per cent tariff on canola seed in August.\u00a0The country was Saskatchewan\u2019s second-largest export partner in 2024, and of the $5-billion worth of Canadian canola, oil, meal and seed exports to China, the province accounts for half.\u00a0<\/p>\n Chinese Ambassador Wang Di told CTV News earlier this month that China would lift canola tariffs if Canada removed its 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles. Ottawa imposed the tariff in 2024, mirroring a move by the U.S. a month earlier.\u00a0<\/p>\n After the ambassador’s comments, Premier Scott Moe posted on X, asking Ottawa \u201cto get this deal done on behalf of 200K Canadian workers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n China has also placed a 25 per cent tariff on certain pork products, impacting Saskatchewan\u2019s third-largest agricultural sector. The pork industry accounts for 18 per cent of the province’s total livestock sales, according to the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Premier Wab Kinew also said his province is facing economic pressure from the Chinese tariffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe retaliatory tariffs imposed by China have already caused steep price declines for canola, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Manitoba farmers and the stability of rural communities,\u201d Kinew wrote in an open letter on Oct. 11, urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to eliminate Canada\u2019s electric vehicle tariff.<\/p>\n Canola was Manitoba\u2019s top crop in 2024 and generated just under $2 billion for the province.\u00a0<\/p>\n Kinew also pointed to losses in the pork industry, saying a large producer had seen a \u201c$19-million negative impact on an annualized basis.\u201d<\/p>\n Ontario<\/p>\n The province\u2019s $11.6-billion vehicle manufacturing industry is facing threats from south of the border, as it is both deeply integrated with the U.S. and the target of tariffs by the Trump administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n Last week, Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks starting Nov. 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n After Trump\u2019s tariffs on electric trucks, General Motors said it would be ending production of its electric van in the province. The week before, Stellantis moved production of one of its Jeep models from Ontario to Illinois.<\/p>\n Premier Doug Ford publicly disagreed with both Moe and Kinew about removing the electric vehicle tariff.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no damn way we should drop tariffs on China,\u201d Ford said while speaking to the Empire Club of Canada on Oct. 14.<\/p>\n \u201cScott [Moe] called me up and said, \u2018Hey, I\u2019ve got to protect my province.’ I get it,\u201d he said. \u201cI get why Wab Kinew and Scott are saying, \u2018Drop the tariffs,\u2019 but I have to do the same thing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Ontario has dedicated billions of dollars in government subsidies, tax credits and investments to promote electric vehicle manufacturing in the province. Tariffs were imposed with concern that cheaper Chinese technology might displace domestic manufacturing, according to an analysis by TD Economics.<\/p>\n Manufacturing is also a major industry in Quebec, accounting for 80 per cent of the province\u2019s exports.<\/p>\n Quebec and Ontario will be most impacted by U.S. tariffs, a September Scotiabank analysis found.<\/p>\n Aluminum is the province’s second-largest sector after aerospace, making up 10 per cent of its export market. <\/p>\n Quebec and Ontario\u2019s GDPs are expected to drop by 1.4 per cent by the end of 2026, the most significant decrease in Canada, the report said.\u00a0<\/p>\n New Brunswick<\/p>\n New Brunswick\u2019s lumber industry contributes approximately $15 billion annually to the province’s GDP.<\/p>\n In an interview with CBC News, Premier Susan Holt said increased U.S. tariffs on lumber pose a \u201creal challenge\u201d to her province and will have a \u201cnegative impact\u201d on residents\u2019 jobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prince Edward Island<\/p>\n China also levied tariffs on Canadian seafood imports in March, and reports show they are impacting Prince Edward Island\u2019s $377-million seafood industry.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761658208_392_default.jpg\")
China placed tariffs on Canadian canola in response to Canadian tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. (Jeff McIntosh\/The Canadian Press)Manitoba<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761658209_414_default.jpg\")
Ontario Premier Doug Ford opposes dropping the tariffs on Chinese EVs. (Evan Mitsui\/CBC)Quebec<\/p>\n
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China has also placed tariffs on Canadian seafood. (Jane Robertson\/CBC)Nova Scotia<\/p>\n