Canada’s counter-tariffs on U.S. goods took effect at 12:01 a.m. on September 8, 2026. Two orders in council made on September 4 give them legal form: the United States Surtax Order (2026) (P.C. 2026-0785), which imposes new surtaxes of 15%, 25% or 50% on a list...
Away from the tariff dispute with the United States, the first week of September delivered a new tariff treatment for goods from the United Kingdom, an extension of the federal fuel excise suspension, the second-period quota for electric vehicles from China, a tariff...
A run of operational items from the Canada Border Services Agency in August affects highway carriers in the Eastern Townships, importers holding tariff-rate-quota goods in bond, EDI filers of aluminum declarations, anyone filing mass adjustments in CARM, and...
The CBSA updated two provisional-safeguard customs notices on August 5, 2026, and Global Affairs Canada has issued a reminder that its consultation on how Canada’s steel tariff rate quotas are administered closes in two weeks. All three matter to importers who...
