Tariffs are reshaping Canadian manufacturing, but not all workers are being impacted the same way

Tariffs are reshaping Canadian manufacturing, but not all workers are being impacted the same way

American tariffs have reshaped Canada’s manufacturing sector, but labour-market impacts have not been evenly shared across workers. The United States imposed tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, automobiles and auto parts as part of a broader protectionist push under Donald Trump’s administration. Canada’s government responded with its own counter-tariffs and trade measures, but disruptions to the industry were already underway by that point. Ma…