Tariff Relief

Your hub for updates, resources, and special offers for local businesses impacted by tariffs.

Tariff Updates

Feb 1, 2025: President Trump announced a 25% additional tariff on Canadian imports and a 10% tariff on Canadian energy products under IEEPA.

Feb. 3, 2025: U.S. paused implementation for one month following commitments from Canada on border security and fentanyl enforcement.

Mar. 4, 2025: The original broad tariffs took effect, but were subsequently limited to goods that did not qualify for CUSMA preferential treatment.

Mar. 4, 2025: Canada imposed tariffs on approximately $30 billion of U.S. imports, including food, beverages, clothing, appliances, cosmetics and other consumer products.

Mar. 12, 2025: Section 232 tariffs of 25% took effect on Canadian steel and aluminum, eliminating previous exemptions.

Mar. 13, 2025: Canada responded to the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs with 25% tariffs on $12.6B of steel, $3B of aluminum and $14.2B of additional U.S. products.

Apr. 3, 2025: U.S. imposed a 25% tariff on automobiles imported from Canada, with provisions related to U.S. content and CUSMA-compliant vehicles.

Apr. 9, 2025: Canada imposed 25% tariffs on non-CUSMA-compliant U.S. vehicles and the non-Canadian/non-Mexican content of CUSMA-compliant U.S. vehicles.

Apr. 2–5, 2025: The U.S. announced a 10% global baseline tariff and higher country-specific reciprocal tariffs. Canada and Mexico were treated separately under the existing border-related tariff regime, rather than the new reciprocal rate.

June 4, 2025: U.S. increased Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%.

July 31, 2025: The U.S. increased the tariff on Canadian goods covered by the northern-border IEEPA order from 25% to 35%, effective Aug. 1. USMCA-compliant goods remained exempt from this tariff regime.

Sept. 1, 2025: Canada removed the 25% counter-tariffs imposed in March on approximately $44.2B of U.S. goods. Tariffs on steel, aluminum and automobiles remained.

Feb. 20, 2026: The U.S. terminated the additional IEEPA tariffs imposed under the 2025 Canada/mexico border, reciprocal and other IEEPA orders. Other tariffs, including Section 232 tariffs, were unaffected.

Apr. 6, 2026: The U.S. expanded its Section 232 regime to additional derivative products, generally applying 25% or 50% rates depending on the product.

July 20, 2026: The U.S. announced new Section 338 tariffs targeting Canadian alcohol, dairy and motor vehicles, citing discriminatory Canadian trade practices.

July 23, 2026: The U.S. announced proposed Section 301 action related to forced-labour practices affecting 60 economies, including Canada.

Aug. 18, 2026: The U.S. suspended the newly announced Section 338 tariffs on Canadian alcohol, dairy and motor vehicles for three days while negotiations continued.

Aug. 22, 2026: Following the collapse of trade negotiations, 50% tariffs took effect on a broad range of Canadian products, including goods such as hockey sticks, wine, honey, cement, textiles, electronics and other manufactured products.

Aug. 22, 2026: Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada would respond with matching tariffs on U.S. products, with the measures scheduled to take effect Sept 8.

Aug. 24, 2026: Federal and provincial finance ministers met to coordinate Canada’s response. The government confirmed that dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs will take effect Sept. 8 and that additional business support measures are forthcoming.

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Tariff Resources

Nova Scotia:

Canada:

  • Regional Tariff Response Initiative: This will help small and medium-sized enterprises respond to tariff pressures.
  • Pivot to Grow Loan (BDC): Pivot to Grow loan can boost your cash flow and cover expenses, like purchasing equipment, as you adapt to a new economic reality.
  • Canada Strong Diversification Fund: Canada Strong Diversification Fund—a new stream of the Strategic Response Fund (SRF). This Fund will have expanded flexibility to support tariff-impacted companies with shovel-ready projects that support ongoing capital maintenance, including medium-sized firms.
  • Rapid Response Supports for Workers and Employers:
  • Large Enterprise Tariff Loan (LETL) facility:

 

View the Complete List of U.S. Products Subject to Counter Tariffs

M2M Marketplace for Tariff-Impacted Businesses

The M2M Marketplace is your exclusive member-to-member promotional platform, designed to help Halifax Chamber members connect, save, and grow their businesses. Promote exclusive offers, discounts, products, or services directly to fellow members while discovering valuable deals from businesses across our network.

To be included on this special M2M Marketplace for Tariff-Impacted Businesses, simply check the form field to indicate your products or services have been impacted by tariffs.

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