Canada's foreign minister said Ottawa as well as the provinces and territories are working on both preventing tariffs and a potential response if those tariffs happen on Feb. 1.

Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly, with Minister of Public Safety David McGuinty and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, speak to media at a Liberal Cabinet Retreat in Montebello, Quebec, Canada January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Monday the federal government is preparing for the 2026 review of the free trade agreement between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, but is staying mum on whether Canada is willing to open that deal up any earlier,

Canada’s foreign minister is warning Americans they will be paying a “Trump tariff tax” if President-elect Donald Trump follows through with a threat of imposing a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods.

Canadian leaders expressed relief that broad tariffs were not applied to Canadian products on the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will press Canada's case against damaging tariffs with Donald Trump's new secretary of state next week in Washington.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is ready to respond to tariffs from its top trade partner the United States on Monday if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose them, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Friday.

Despite Mr Trump’s claim that the US does not need Canada, a quarter of the oil America consumes per day is from there. Mr Trump said he could impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on February 1.

Freeland called on the federal government to take a hard line and immediately publish a detailed, dollar-for-dollar retaliation list that includes $200 billion worth of U.S. products that could be subject to Canadian trade action if President Donald Trump moves against this country.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she had discussed the issue with Trump and does not believe the president has wavered from the Feb. 1 start date for tariffs.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie ... Mélanie Joly will press Canada's case against damaging tariffs with the new U.S. secretary of state in Washington next week, after Trump repeated a demand ...

TORONTO — Canada's foreign minister on Friday warned Americans they will be paying a “Trump tariff tax” if President-elect Donald Trump ... Minister Mélanie Joly said that Canada is ready ...