Canada will announce more than $20 billion in tariffs in response to Trump's metal tariffs

Canada will announce more than $20 billion in tariffs in response to Trump’s metal tariffs

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Canada plans to impose retaliatory tariffs of $20.7 billion (Canadian $29.8 billion) starting Thursday in response to the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum. Canada is the largest foreign supplier of steel and aluminum to the United States.

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Coils of steel are seen at the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Steel Plant in Hamilton, Ontario, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

By ROB GILLIES

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TORONTO (AP) — Canada will announce Canadian $29.8 billion ($20.7 billion) in retaliatory tariffs in response to the 25% steel and aluminum tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump has leveled, a senior Canadian government official said Wednesday.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak before the announcement.

The European Union on Wednesday also announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%.

Canada is the largest foreign supplier of steel and aluminum to the U.S.