Overview
- A Toronto Star-cited report says negotiators are close to reducing or removing Canada’s 100% tariff on Chinese-made EVs, though no agreement has been announced.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Beijing this week for engagements that could include discussions on the potential tariff-for-agriculture relief arrangement.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged Carney not to lift the measures, arguing tariffs are needed to safeguard the province’s nascent EV manufacturing strategy.
- China’s response to the 2024 EV tariffs included duties of 76% on Canadian canola seed and 100% on canola oil, meal and peas, intensifying pressure from Prairie provinces for resolution.
- Electrek links the talks to shifting trade dynamics after new U.S. barriers and Canadian retaliation, and notes a deal could allow lower-cost Chinese EVs such as BYD models to enter the market.