They started at 12:01am Eastern Time (04:01 GMT) on Tuesday, matching US-imposed levies on Canadian goods including machinery, textiles and consumer products.<\/p>\n
The new retaliatory tariffs apply to products including steel, household appliances, agricultural equipment and dairy.<\/p>\n
In response, the administration of US President Donald Trump issued a series of presidential actions later on Tuesday. They banned the import of many Canadian dairy products, motorcycles and alcoholic beverages, starting on September 29.<\/p>\n
It was the latest tit-for-tat in a trade war between longtime cross-border allies. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, however, called on his country\u2019s citizens to hold firm.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have everything we need to pivot and prosper,\u201d Carney said in a video shared on social media. \u201cThat pivot will come at a cost. There\u2019s always a cost to action. But it doesn\u2019t come close to the cost of standing still.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Canada\u2019s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks in Ottawa, Canada, after suspending trade negotiations with Washington on August 22, 2026 [Chris Tanouye\/Reuters]<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump announced 50 percent tariffs against Canada<\/a> in July, citing \u201cdiscriminatory treatment\u201d of US products.<\/p>\n In August, the two countries began trade talks<\/a> to head off the tariffs\u2019 pending implementation.<\/p>\n There was hope a deal could be struck after a deadline for the tariffs to come into effect was postponed by several days. But a final deal failed to materialise<\/a> before the new August 22 deadline.<\/p>\n Carney has said Ottawa walked away from a bad deal, which would have disproportionately benefitted the US. Trump, meanwhile, accused Canada of taking advantage of the US.<\/p>\n \u201cCanada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!\u201d Trump posted on Truth Social in response to Canada\u2019s announcement in August.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Trump directed the General Services Administration, a US government body responsible for providing services for the federal government, to coordinate with the Office of the US Trade Representative to cut ties with Canada.<\/p>\n He called for the US government to \u201cREMOVE Canadian-origin products from GSA\u2019s Multiple Award Schedules unless Canada restores full and fair reciprocity for American Farmers and Companies\u201d.<\/p>\n Also on Tuesday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Carney \u201cneeds to stop campaigning and start governing\u201d, adding that the US was unsure why Canada pulled out of negotiations.<\/p>\n The Canadian government has said that the counter-tariffs will affect more than 700 products, adding that it would launch a $5.42bn support package for affected small and medium-sized businesses and workers.<\/p>\n On the eve of Ottawa imposing its tariffs, Trump threatened<\/a> to block Canada-based aircraft manufacturer Bombardier from selling its planes in the US unless it began manufacturing them in the country. Bombardier has said it employs<\/a> thousands of workers in the US.<\/p>\n Flavio Volpe, president of APMA Canada, a manufacturing trade group,\u00a0responded on X<\/a> that Bombardier uses US-made GE and Honeywell jet engines.<\/p>\n Widening dispute<\/p>\n The dispute between the once close allies has also extended beyond tariffs. On Sunday, Trump posted an illustration of himself towering over Carney as they played ice hockey, with Trump saying \u201cGet up, governor\u201d \u2014 a reference to Trump\u2019s determination to turn Canada into another US state.<\/p>\n Last month, Trump signed an order renaming Lake Ontario \u201cLake America\u201d for US federal use.<\/p>\n