President Trump increases key tariffs on Canada to 50 percent
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that a series of new tariffs will go into effect in January 2027. The duties will affect auto parts, steel, and vehicles imported into the U.S. from Canada.
by Summer Lane | August 24, 2026
President Donald Trump announced action against Canada this week, increasing tariffs on critical imports from the neighboring country that will go into effect next year.
“Canada has been ripping off the United States of America for years,” the president said in a statement posted to Truth Social.
He continued, “Their ridiculously high tariffs on our Farmers and farm products has made life impossible for these great American Patriots, and has long created a 60 Billion Dollar Deficit between our two Countries. Not sustainable, and NOT ANYMORE!”
The president said that tariffs on “all” large and small cars and trucks, automotive parts, and steel, would be raised to 50 percent.
“On Trade, and in other ways, also, they are among the worst Nations in the World to deal with,” the president said. “They feel entitled, and yet, WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US! They do 95% of their business with the U.S., with us, the exact opposite!”
President Trump’s actions against Canada are yet another round of duties imposed on the nation, as the U.S. president seeks to level the economic playing field. The U.S. had already imposed 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods this month, according to the Associated Press.
The tensions between Canada and the U.S. have risen, with President Trump announcing in late July that Canadian authorities “disinvited the United States of America to the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge” over the ongoing trade war.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge opened last month and connects Detroit, Michigan, to Windsor, Ontario.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s authority to impose tariffs on other countries by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). President Trump appears to be currently imposing tariffs on Canada under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
President Trump’s Monday announcement regarding tariffs comes just days after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced retaliatory tariffs on some U.S. goods starting September 8.
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