Sections 'What's actually changed on September 8' and 'Trump's countermeasure'
Details the roughly 700 tariff items, the doubled steel and aluminum rate, the vehicle carve-out, pass-through to consumer prices, and the U.S. bans announced within hours.
Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.
Where it connects
- Feb 10, 2025Earlier tariff rounds, 2018 to 2025
- Sep 8, 2026Counter-tariffs on C$27.6B of U.S. goods take effect
- Sep 8, 2026Washington signs import bans on some Canadian goods
Linked to 3 claims
- Evidence forTariffs from earlier rounds were still in force when the August 2026 talks collapsed. U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum first ran from June 1, 2018 until May 2019, and Canada lifted its countermeasures on May 20, 2019. Proclamations signed February 10, 2025 brought the U.S. tariffs back at 25 per cent, and the steel tariff took effect on March 12, 2025. Canada lifted most of its 2025 counter-tariffs on September 1, 2025, and its 25 per cent counter-tariff on some U.S.-built vehicles stayed in force.Explore this claim →
- Evidence forCanada's counter-tariffs are in force. They took effect at 12:01 a.m. on September 8, 2026, at rates of 15, 25 and 50 per cent. They apply to roughly 700 U.S. tariff items covering C$27.6 billion in imports. The steel and aluminum rate doubled from 25 to 50 per cent.Explore this claim →
