Canada is responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated trade war escalations with counter-tariffs against more than 700 American goods amounting to $27.6 billion and rolling out supports for workers affected by the trade war, the federal government said on Tuesday. The value of American goods being tariffed is roughly equal to the value of Canadian goods that fall under the scope of Trump’s sweeping 50 per cent tariffs on Canada. This was done to ensure that “Canada will match the quantum of U.S. Section 338 tariffs dollar-for-dollar,” senior government officials said. Prime Minister Mark Carney met with opposition leaders on Tuesday to discuss “the government’s response to the unjustified U.S. tariffs, including the new measures to support Canadian workers, families, and businesses,” his office said. The Canadian countermeasures will go into effect after the Labour Day long weekend, on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

See Government of Canada: Complete list of U.S. products subject to counter tariffs