Ottawa Says Chinese EV Tariff Review Is ‘Informal,’ With No Specific Deadline

Leapmotor vehicles are parked outside a showroom in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province on May 14, 2024. The Canadian Press/AP-Caroline Chen

The federal government says it is reviewing its decision to impose 100 percent tariffs on Chinese EVs—but it can’t or won’t say when the review began, or when it will end.

The tariffs took effect on Oct. 1, 2024, and the regulatory order published imposing them said “the government intends to review this measure within a period of one year from its entry into force.”