US Edition‘Get this right’: Doug Ford urges Mark Carney to keep 100% tariff on Chinese EVs
Doug Ford insists on sustaining a 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles to shield Canadian industries from unfair competition and preserve economic independence.
- On September 17, 2025, Ontario Premier Doug Ford appealed to Prime Minister Mark Carney to continue enforcing Canada's full tariff on electric vehicles imported from China.
- The tariff, first imposed in 2024, aims to protect Ontario’s automotive jobs amidst financial pressures from U.S. tariffs and slowing electric vehicle demand, but it triggered retaliatory Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola.
- Ford emphasized that maintaining the tariffs safeguards over 157,000 jobs directly tied to Ontario’s automotive sector and protects the $46 billion invested since 2020 in the development of Canada’s electric vehicle and battery industries, while Carney recently held discussions with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe concerning tensions related to tariffs on canola.
- International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu noted that the finance department is currently examining the tariff on electric vehicles and mentioned he is seriously considering an invitation from Saskatchewan’s trade minister to join a trade mission to China.
- Ford warned removing the tariff could undermine efforts to protect integrated North American auto supply chains and complicate trade relations amid a global electric vehicle market competition.
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Ontario premier urges Carney to maintain tariff on Chinese EVs despite canola levy
Canada needs to maintain its 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday. Ford said the measure is critical to securing a trade deal with the U.S. and protecting Canada’s auto sector. “If the federal government removes its tariffs […]
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