US EditionTrump says Canada to face 35% tariff rate
CANADA, JUL 11 – The tariff rise from 25% to 35% targets Canadian goods amid disputes over fentanyl trafficking and retaliatory tariffs, affecting $410 billion in bilateral trade, officials said.
- On July 11, 2025, President Donald Trump threatened a 35% tariff on Canadian imports effective August 1, following a tense back-and-forth.
- In March, President Donald Trump declared an emergency at the northern border under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act to impose 25% tariffs, later reviving grievances about Canada’s dairy policies and calling deficits ‘unsustainable’.
- Following the letter, reactions highlighted conditional tariff adjustments; President Donald Trump wrote that he might adjust tariffs if Canada stops fentanyl flow, and Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada had made ‘vital progress’ against the scourge.
- On Thursday, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada is ‘still hopeful’ for a July 21 deal while former ambassador David MacNaughton called that timeline ‘not realistic’.
- As the August 1 deadline approaches, Canada, Mexico and other nations are seeking solutions to head off steep US tariffs, and Trump has warned other partners of higher duties starting that date.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with his cabinet tomorrow, as President Donald Trump says his letters threatening upwards of 35 per cent tariffs to Carney, and other leaders are "the deals."
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