Canada is hiking tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, steel – National [Video]

Canada is set to introduce higher tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and Chinese steel, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Halifax on Monday.

Speaking at the Liberal cabinet retreat,  Trudeau said, “Shortly, we will be introducing a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles and a 25 per cent tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum.”

He said this was being done to spur EV manufacturing in Canada.

The announcement brings Canada in line with recent U.S. trade policy changes. President Joe Biden announced in mid-May that he was hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs from 25 per cent to 100 per cent this year though there is only one Chinese EV currently available in the U.S.

In June, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters that the federal government was concerned by “unfair” Chinese trade practices in …