Ottawa announces help for businesses hurt by U.S. tariffs

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Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has announced assistance for Canadian businesses affected by the commercialized quality with the U.S., giving them clip to set their proviso chains.

Government to supply 6-month tariff alleviation for immoderate goods imported from U.S.

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 15, 2025 11:49 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters arsenic helium makes his mode to caucus connected Parliament Hill successful Ottawa connected Jan 24. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has announced assistance for Canadian businesses affected by the commercialized quality with the U.S., giving them clip to set their proviso chains.

The curate says the authorities intends to supply impermanent six-month tariff alleviation for goods imported from the U.S. that are utilized successful Canadian manufacturing, processing, and nutrient and beverage packaging.

The impermanent exemption volition besides use to goods utilized to enactment nationalist health, wellness care, nationalist information and nationalist information objectives.

Under the plan, automakers that proceed to manufacture vehicles successful Canada volition besides beryllium allowed to import a definite fig of U.S.-assembled, CUSMA-compliant vehicles into Canada, escaped of the countermeasure tariffs that Canada has imposed.

The fig of tariff-free vehicles a institution is permitted to import volition beryllium reduced if determination are reductions successful Canadian accumulation oregon investment.

Champagne besides announced the ample endeavor tariff indebtedness facility, which was announced successful March, is present accepting applications.

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