Steel and aluminum in Canada
Mills, service centres, fabricators and the shops that buy from them are on the front line of U.S. Section 232 tariffs.
Steel and aluminum in Canada
Mills, service centres, fabricators and the shops that buy from them are on the front line of U.S. Section 232 tariffs.
The impact
Steel and aluminum have been the most heavily targeted Canadian products in the trade dispute. U.S. Section 232 tariffs apply to primary metals and many derivative products, which reaches far beyond the mills themselves to service centres, fabricators, welding shops and manufacturers of metal goods.
Canada is the largest foreign supplier of both metals to the United States, so when demand south of the border slows, the effect runs through entire regions: Hamilton and Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario, Quebec’s aluminum producers, and steel pipe and fabrication in the Prairies.
Programs
Liquidity assistance up to $2M and pivot projects up to $1M for tariff affected businesses with $1M+ revenue.
Read the guideLiquidity support for steel and aluminum businesses.
Official pageNon repayable capital maintenance funding for larger tariff exposed manufacturers.
Read the guideRequest remission of surtaxes on certain steel derivative goods.
Official pageReduce hours instead of laying people off, with EI support and a training top up.
Read the guideBridge financing and equipment loans through more than 50 lending partners.
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We match your business to the federal, regional and provincial programs where you’re strongest.
Tariff impact analysis, budgets and project plans, written by people who do this every day.
We handle reviewer questions, claims and reporting so the money actually reaches your account.
Where we work
Possibly. Businesses operating in a Section 232 affected sector, including indirectly as a supply chain partner, are explicitly eligible under the Regional Tariff Response Initiative.
Often yes, as long as the same costs are not funded twice. We map them together.
Sales records showing U.S. exposure, lost or delayed orders, and cost changes since the tariffs. Our guide on documenting tariff impact walks through it.
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