US EditionDuty free stores look for financial support as cross-border traffic drops
- On June 3, 2025, the Frontier Duty Free Association, along with 15 mayors from border cities, formally reached out to Ottawa seeking financial aid to support duty free stores across Canada.
- They acted due to a 60 to 80 percent revenue decline caused by slowed cross-border traffic linked to the U.S. Trade war and related tariffs.
- A group advocating for 32 duty free shops nationwide highlights that these stores, important employers in small border communities, are experiencing the greatest declines in visitor numbers in Western and Eastern Canada.
- Executive Director Barbara Barrett said the stores need "immediate" cash support and regulatory changes to align excise tax and export policies with American duty free rules to improve competitiveness.
- Without government action including financial aid and policy alignment, the duty free stores risk permanent closures, threatening thousands of jobs and local border economies across Canada.
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An association representing duty-free shops and a group of 15 mayors of border towns wrote a letter to the federal government asking for financial support and clarification on export rules.
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Duty free stores look for financial support as cross-border traffic drops
OTTAWA — An association representing duty free stores and a group of 15 mayors from border cities have written a letter to the federal government asking for financial support and clarity on export rules.
·Prince George, Canada
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