China said on Friday it had requested talks with Canada at the World Trade Organization on tariffs Ottawa has imposed on its electric vehicles as well as steel and aluminum goods, the same week Beijing announced plans to probe Canadian canola imports. Beijing on Tuesday announced it planned to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada, … Read more
China will almost certainly retaliate against Canada after the federal government hiked tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and other materials Monday, experts say — though likely not in a way that puts Canadians in danger. The new 100 per cent tariff on Chinese EVs and 25 per cent tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum will … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged to match steep U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles if elected, something the Liberal government is considering but has not announced. The call comes after Ottawa wrapped up a 30-day consultation process on Chinese EVs last week and has not said when exactly those findings — or decisions that … Read more
In June, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters that the federal government was concerned by “unfair” Chinese trade practices in the electric vehicle manufacturing sector. Freeland announced the start of a consultation process, which ends on Thursday. While it is unclear when the results of the consultation will be made public, some experts say one … Read more
A former U.S. ambassador to Canada is urging Ottawa to join the U.S. and the EU in placing tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles amid concerns Beijing’s government subsidies are flooding the international market with cheaper cars. On Wednesday, the EU threatened to impose tariffs up to 38 per cent on imported Chinese EVs starting on … Read more
