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The US and Canada have not reached a trade agreement, and 50% tariffs will be maintained

Although the United States agreed to reduce tariffs on Canadian vehicles to 15% and those on steel and aluminum to 25%, 50% charges came into effect this Saturday.
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June 16, 2026, Evian-Les-Bains, France: Le premier ministre canadien, Mark Carney, et le prA?©sident amA?©ricain, Donald Trump, discutent au Sommet du G7 A?  A?‰vian-les-Bains, en France, le mardi 16 juin 2026. LA PRESSE CANADIENNE/Christopher Katsarov



Europa Press/Contacto/Christopher Katsarov

16/6/2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump in June this year. Photo: Europa Press.

After weeks of intense negotiations, Washington and Ottawa have failed to reach a trade agreement, and at midnight on Saturday, 50% of the US tariffs on Canadian products entered into force, worth nearly $28 billion (almost €24 billion).

On the other hand, Canada will impose equivalent burdens, "dollar to dollar, "as Prime Minister Mark Carney explained." In addition, the government will present additional measures to protect Canadian workers and companies, which will be added to the $25 billion (€21.3 billion) aid granted over the past 18 months, "Carney announced.

Negotiations were on the right track, according to the Bloomberg news agency, and earlier this week the United States reached an agreement to reduce Canadian car tariffs to 15% and steel tariffs to 25%, but pressure from the sector put new limits on that reduction.

Not even Ottawa has managed to cut tariffs on timber , not even tocompletely eliminatethe threat of new 50%  tariffs proposed by Trump in July.

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