CANADA NEWS RELEASE: Canada Modifies Tariff Relief Measures to Better Support Workers and Businesses

November 9, 2026

Department of Finance Canada

Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, announced changes to Canada’s tariff relief measures to better support Canadian businesses and workers affected by U.S. tariffs, while encouraging the use of Canadian-made goods wherever possible.

The government is extending the horizontal remission for U.S. tariffs by one year, to June 30, 2028. This relief will also now include non-steel goods used in mining, quarrying, or the extraction of oil and gas, and all goods used by public education entities, including those mandated by Indigenous organizations.

Based on stakeholder feedback and to incentivize the use of domestic inputs, the Minister also announced that horizontal relief will be removed for certain goods identified as having domestic production. This change will take effect on December 1, 2026, for certain trailers, and on February 1, 2027, for certain aluminum wire and extrusions and paperboard products. This lead time will allow importers to adjust their supply chains or seek case-by-case remission.

Additionally, to support the competitiveness of Canadian companies that are unable to shift away from U.S. sources of supply, the government is granting targeted tariff relief for certain imported goods that are in short supply in the Canadian market, as well as for certain companies facing exceptional circumstances, such as pre-existing contractual obligations.

Finally, going forward, the detailed product schedules will be published on the Department of Finance’s website and incorporated by reference into the Order themselves. This change will streamline the regulatory process and provide more immediate relief and greater transparency for stakeholders, companies and producers.

Quick facts

• On March 4, 2025, the Government announced a process and framework for how it would consider requests for the remission of tariffs on U.S. goods. The framework sets out that remission would only be considered in situations of:
  • short supply; or
  • other exceptional circumstances with significant negative impacts on the Canadian economy.
• On April 16, 2025, the Government implemented time-limited “horizontal remission” for U.S. goods imported for certain end uses in Canada. This relief has subsequently been extended and amended several times.
• On September 8, 2026, Canada implemented additional counter-tariffs of 15 to 50 per cent on a range of U.S. imports of goods produced by Canadian companies that are most impacted by recent U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports, and existing horizontal and product-specific remission was carried over to these new tariffs.
• Effective November 9, 2026, horizontal tariff relief is in place until June 30, 2028, for U.S. goods imported for the following end uses:
  • Goods used by certain public health, public safety, national security or public education organizations
  • Non-steel goods used for:
    • Manufacturing or processing
    • Agricultural production
    • Packaging of any agricultural product as part of agricultural production
    • Packaging of any food product or beverage as part of manufacturing or processing
    • Mining, quarrying, or the extraction of oil or natural gas

Associated links

• Consolidated List of Remission on U.S. Surtaxes
• Canada’s tariff responses to the changing global trade landscape
• Tariff relief for Canadian importers importing goods from the U.S.
• Process for requesting remission of tariffs that apply on certain goods from the U.S.
• Customs Notice 25-19: United States Surtax Remission Order (2025)

Contacts

John Fragos
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Finance and National Revenue
john.fragos@fin.gc.ca

Media Relations
Department of Finance Canada
mediare@fin.gc.ca
613-369-4000