Subaru Canada plans to reconfigure its mix of imports from assembly plants in the U.S. and Japan to help insulate the company from the 25% Canadian countertariffs instituted in response to U.S. President Trump’s 25% auto tariffs, according to CEO Tomohiro Kubota.
The company imported about 26% of the vehicles it sold

On April 15, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government will allow OEMs to import U.S.-manufactured cars and trucks without the 25% tariffs his country has imposed to counter those of the U.S., as long as the companies keep producing vehicles in Canada.
“Our counter-tariffs won’t apply if they continue t

Canadian countertariffs on U.S. vehicles exported to Canada took effect at 12:01 a.m. April 9, matching the automotive tariffs enacted by U.S. President Donald Trump a week earlier, although only on finished vehicles and not vehicle parts entering the country.
The retaliatory tariffs of up to 25% target fully assembl

On April 3, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a matching 25% tariff on U.S.-made vehicles as a response to U.S. President Trump’s 25% tariff on automotive imports that came into effect at midnight. Carney expects the Canadian tariff to generate CAD 8 billion which will be used to support workers and businesses. 
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On March 26, during a campaign stop at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario, Prime Minister and Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney promised a CAD 2 billion “strategic response fund” to help Canadian auto manufacturing and strengthen a supply chain under threat from U.S. tariffs.
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On March 25, Canada’s Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland said that the government has frozen CAD 43 million (USD 30.11 million) of rebate payments for Tesla and banned the company from future EV rebate programs.
Earlier in March it was reported that Tesla had filed an extraordinary number of EV rebate claims in the

On March 17, Toronto’s mayor Olivia Chow banned financial incentives for Tesla vehicles bought as taxis or ride-share. The city has been offering taxi and ride-share drivers reduced licensing and renewal fees until the end of 2029 if the cars are electric, but Tesla EVs are excluded from the program. Chow said that t

On March 12, Canadian Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said that despite the tariff turmoil, the Government of Canada plans to ensure automotive OEMs honor their investments and commitments to the country.
“Make no mistake, we’re already on their backs,” said Champagne, while anno

On March 12, Canada’s federal government announced CAD 29.8 billion (USD 20.7 billion) in retaliatory tariffs in response to the 25% steel and aluminum tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump levied at midnight on the same day. Canada is the largest foreign supplier of steel and aluminum to the U.S.
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On March 11, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to levy tariffs on Canada that would "permanently shut down the automobile manufacturing business" there, Ontario Premier Doug Ford suspended his own 25% surcharge on electricity exported to the U.S., in a bid to calm a worsening trade war. The U.S. pres

On March 9, Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, won the contest to lead the Liberal Party in Canada after receiving 86% of his party’s vote, to become the Canadian prime minister-designate. Carney will be sworn in as prime minister within days, replacing Justin Trudeau. 
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On March 10, Premier Doug Ford announced that the Canadian province of Ontario is imposing a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the states of Minnesota, Michigan and New York to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada.
"Until the threat of tariffs is gone for good, Ontario won't back down

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced immediate retaliation to the new U.S. tariffs in a statement late on March 3, saying Canada would impose a CAD 30 billion counter-tariff on goods imported from the U.S. immediately, escalating to CAD 155 billion worth of American products within the next 21 days. Trude

On February 3, U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau concluded a second telephone call regarding tariffs that Trump had threatened to impose at midnight, with Canada itself having a list of tariffs to counter. 
Trudeau posted on X post announcing an agreement that will pause tariffs f

On January 12, the Canadian Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) incentive program was paused indefinitely due to full spend down of its funding. When it was still in effect, the program offered Canadians an incentive of up to CAD 5,000.
“The iZEV Program was scheduled to conclude on March 31, 2025, or when the allocated fu

On December 16, the provincial government of Quebec, Canada adopted regulations banning the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE)-powered “light-duty” vehicles, which the province describes as cars, light trucks, pickup trucks, and most SUVs, as of 2035. The following day on December 17, the province said it will

On December 23, it was announced that a meeting will take place in Mexico on January 15, 2025, between business leaders from Mexico and Canada to strengthen bilateral trade relations and advance North America's economic integration.  
A delegation of Canadian CEOs will meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum, leaders o

On December 11, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he is contemplating restricting electricity exports to Michigan, New York and Minnesota if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products, as well as restricting Ontario's liquor control board from buying American-made alcohol.
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The Ontario government announced plans to build more than 1,300 new EV charging ports for small- and medium-sized communities, increasing access to EV chargers outside of large urban areas and supporting the electrification of transportation across the province. Funding for the new chargers will be drawn from the Ont

On November 8, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) announced a new CAD 7-million investment for the expansion of Project Arrow 2.0, supported by APMA.
Project Arrow, the first Canadian-made, connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV), was developed through the Automotive Parts Ma