Ottawa Targets Chinese Steel Transshipment After Beijing Implements Canola Tariffs

An employee looks on at steel rolls at a factory in Nantong, in China's eastern Jiangsu Province, on March 1, 2022. STR/AFP via Getty Images

Ottawa has put in motion its latest measures to protect the Canadian steel and aluminum industry by making it harder for Chinese metals to reach Canada.

The move was formalized through regulations shortly after China announced it was imposing 75 percent tariffs on Canadian canola seeds, as first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter.