Dated entry. This covers 31 August 2026 and has not been updated since. Tariff rules change constantly and some of this will have been superseded — check the official sources before acting on it.
On 22 August 2026 the 50% US tariffs on a broad range of Canadian products came into force, following the three proclamations signed on 20 July. The effective date had been moved back from an original 19 August.
Canada published its counter-tariff list the same month, setting up the retaliation that landed in September.
What it meant for freight: the 2025 measures were sector-specific — metals, autos, lumber. A 50% rate across a broad product list reaches far more lanes.