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Canada offered tariff relief on some steel and aluminum products imported from the US and China, a government document showed, in efforts to help domestic businesses battered by a trade war on two fronts.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is negotiating with US President Donald Trump, who imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. His team also met with Chinese counterparts last week in an effort to secure relief on Chinese tariffs on Canadian agricultural goods.
Canada’s economy has come under strain as the impact of tariffs on Canadian exports to the US and China has taken a toll. Carney has rolled back many of the retaliatory tariffs his predecessor imposed on US imports as he tries to strike a deal with Trump.
In an amendment to the surtax remission order of 2024 on Chinese imports, the Ministry of Finance granted remission on some steel and aluminum varieties imported from China…
