Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly said the government will soon announce measures to clamp down on steel dumping from foreign countries and help domestic manufacturers hit by punishing US tariffs.
“We cannot accept any form of unfair practices from different countries when it comes to our Canadian market. That’s enough,” she told reporters in Montreal on Wednesday. “We’ll make sure to take strong measures to protect our market.”
Canada already implemented 25% levies on Chinese steel and aluminum products last year, aiming to bring its trade policy closer to the US and shelter domestic producers from lower-cost products made in Asia’s largest economy.
Joly did not directly answer when asked whether new measures would target China specifically, or whether Canada was considering raising its tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum to 50% to match those of US President Donald Trump’s…
