A list of some of the items the U.S. is slapping with a 50 per cent tariff

OTTAWA — The United States is imposing a 50 per cent tariff on a range of Canadian exports starting Saturday, after the two countries could not reach a new deal before a deadline imposed by President Donald Trump.

Trump threatened the new tariffs in July to pressure Canada to move on a number of issues that were flagged as irritants to the U.S., including provincial bans on alcohol imports, tariffs on some American made auto exports and quotas on tariff-free U.S. dairy exports.

The federal auto tariffs and the alcohol bans, which remain in effect everywhere but Alberta and Saskatchewan, were both initiated in response to Trump’s initial tariffs on Canada in 2025.

The new U.S. tariffs were to take effect on Aug. 19, but Trump delayed the implementation by three days to allow more time for talks to reach a deal.

Just before midnight Friday, both Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said those talks had broken off and a deal had not been reached.

The new tariffs will be applied to roughly five per cent of all of Canada’s exports to the United States, to a value of roughly $28 billion annually.

The tariffs are grouped by three executive orders loosely themed around motor vehicles, dairy and alcohol. But the content of each of U.S. President Donald Trump’s actual tariff lists are broader and not necessarily tied to those items.

Here’s a broad look at what will be affected:

Antiques of an age exceeding 100 years but not exceeding 250 years

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 22, 2026.