Carney Announces Canada's Retaliatory Tariffs on the US, Effective September 8

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in Ottawa on Saturday, August 22, 2026 (31 Mordad 1405) that Canada will impose dollar for dollar retaliatory tariffs on US steel, dairy and electronics, taking effect September 8. According to Al Jazeera, the move came after talks between the two countries broke down late Friday; the Trump administration had earlier imposed 50 percent tariffs on about 20 billion dollars of Canadian goods, including wine, furniture, dairy, cement, clothing, fishing rods and hockey equipment, equal to about 5.5 percent of Canada's total exports to the US.

Carney said the United States had proposed terms during talks that were "uneconomic and unfair," and that Quebec's culture and the French language had even been "threatened." He said Canada would unveil support measures for affected industries next week, expected to last years. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Fox News no new talks with Canada are planned. Al Jazeera cited a Leger poll showing 56 percent of Canadians favor a tougher approach toward the US.