Fighting US Tariffs, Canada Mulls Its Own as Cheap Imports Surge

Canadian officials are considering unusual measures to protect domestic producers of vegetables and wood products from low-priced imports.

The move threatens to complicate Prime Minister Mark Carney’s efforts to fight US tariffs and strengthen Canada’s trade relationships with other countries, while also tackling cost-of-living challenges.

Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne ordered an investigation last month into imports of frozen and canned vegetables to ensure Canadian industries “are not jeopardized by harmful trade diversion resulting from a rapidly changing trade environment.” He also said he’d received an “urgent” request for trade protection from makers of wood furniture, cabinets and flooring, adding ...