Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced several measures which he says are meant to strengthen Canada’s steel and aluminum industries in response to the United States’ tariffs on the sectors, among them requiring Canadian steel and aluminum for federal procurement, and limiting steel imports from non-free trade agreement countries.
Starting June 30, federal procurement of steel and aluminum will be limited to suppliers from Canada and “from our reliable trading partners that provide reciprocal access to suppliers from Canada through trade agreements,” according to a government statement issued on June 19.
