President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his threat to raise tariffs on Canada from 25 percent to 35 percent starting on Aug. 1, with the White House saying the country has “failed” to stop the flow of fentanyl and other drugs into the United States through their shared border.
Products under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) continue to be exempt from the tariffs. The White House says products that are transshipped to evade the 35 percent tariff will be subject to a 40 percent rate. Canada is also subject to sectoral tariffs, including 50 percent levies on aluminum, steel, and copper.
