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Steel group calls for government to step in to protect industry as U.S. tariffs jump
- Canadian steel producers and union leaders met with federal politicians on June 6, 2025, in Ottawa to demand government action after the U.S. Doubled steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 percent.
- The tariff increase followed U.S. Claims that Chinese government support causes dumped steel to flood North American markets, which Canadian producers argue harms their industry and jobs.
- Shipments of Canadian steel destined for the United States dropped by 30 percent in April; following the initial 25 percent tariffs, approximately 700 jobs were lost, and with the tariffs rising to 50 percent, access to the U.S. Market became nearly impossible.
- Catherine Cobden, leading the Canadian Steel Producers Association, acknowledged that government commitments to purchase Canadian steel are helpful but emphasized that additional measures are necessary, while Mark Carney described the increase in tariffs as both baseless and illegal.
- Industry and labor leaders warn the tariff escalation threatens jobs, supply chains, and investment, prompting urgent calls for the federal government to retaliate swiftly to protect the sector.
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Steel industry, labour leaders call for government action as U.S. tariffs spike
Canada’s steel industry needs the federal government to take swift action as it faces an existential threat from steeply increased U.S. tariff, said Catherine Cobden, head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association. “We’re going to be a deeply weakened sector in a very short period of time,” she said after the U.S. doubled its tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent. Industry players had hoped to get a last-minute reprieve on the U…
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Steel group calls for government to step in to protect industry as U.S. tariffs jump
TORONTO — Canada's steel industry needs the federal government to take swift action as it faces an existential threat from the steeply increased tariffs imposed Wednesday by the U.S.
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