Ontario will 'suit up' to fight against possible 100% U.S. tariffs on films, minister says

Rochelle Raveendran · CBC News

· Posted: May 05, 2025 12:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago

Ontario volition caput down to Washington to combat against a imaginable 100 per cent tariff connected films coming into the U.S. that are not produced successful the country, the province's curate of economical improvement said. 

U.S. President Donald Trump said helium is authorizing the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative "to instantly statesman the process of instituting a 100% Tariff connected immoderate and each Movies coming into our Country that are produced successful Foreign Lands" successful a station connected his societal media level Truth Social connected Sunday. 

Min. Vic Fedeli said the state volition "suit up again for yet different assault" successful effect to Trump's post, speaking astatine a quality league successful Oakville connected Monday. 

"We'll suit up, conscionable similar we person for each different peculiar notation of a tariff, caput backmost down to Washington … and combat them 1 by one," helium said. 

Fedeli, who is MPP for Nipissing, said helium has a peculiar involvement successful the movie manufacture owed to a fig of Hallmark films that are filmed successful North Bay — which helium referred to arsenic "Christmas kissy look movies." 

"This is simply a nonstop battle to our movie assemblage each done Ontario," helium said. 

Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy, who was besides astatine Monday's quality conference, said the state volition bash what it takes to enactment each businesses amidst the U.S. tariff threat. 

"There are galore industries that are nether attack. We person to look the world that this is simply a argumentation prime coming retired of southbound of the border," helium said. 

The authorities announced a five per cent summation successful the Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit astatine Monday's conference, which volition beryllium included successful the province's 2025 budget. 

The recognition is simply a refundable firm income taxation recognition for corporations connected qualifying investments successful buildings, machinery and equipment, according to a provincial quality merchandise from 2023. 

It volition summation from 10 to 15 per cent, Bethlenfalvy said. 

Premier sends missive to Carney 

Bethlenfalvy said provincial ministers are "attached astatine the hip" with their national counterparts and are having ongoing discussions astir Canada's effect to U.S. tariffs. Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering Trump astatine the White House connected Tuesday. 

Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford wrote a missive to Carney connected Monday, outlining respective "nation-building projects" for the national authorities to prioritize, according to a transcript obtained by CBC Toronto. 

Ford called connected Carney to destruct national planetary commercialized barriers by Canada Day. He besides asked the national authorities to  lucifer $1 cardinal successful provincial backing to make the Ring of Fire portion — a immense mineral-rich country successful bluish Ontario.

The premier besides referred to his program to physique a Highway 401 operator and transit passageway expressway, though helium did not inquire the national authorities for immoderate fiscal enactment related to the project.