Canada hits 700-plus US goods with 15-50% counter-tariffs from 8 September, plus C$7.5bn aid

Summary

Ottawa announced on 25 August that counter-tariffs of 15%, 25% and 50% will apply to roughly C$27.6bn of US-origin imports from 8 September, matching US rates product by product after Washington's 50% duties took effect on 22 August. Steel and aluminium move from 25% to 50%, while dairy, seafood and appliances take 25%. Goods already in transit are exempt, and a C$7.5bn support package accompanies the measures.