The federal government is asking recipients of federal grants to switch to using Canadian steel and aluminum after the United States implemented 25 percent tariffs on the products.
In a letter sent to funding recipients on March 17, Industry Minister Anita Anand requested that Canadian steel and aluminum be used “wherever relevant and possible” in response to the U.S. tariffs introduced on March 12.
“Today, it is the steel and aluminum industries in Canada that are being targeted; tomorrow, it could be others,” Anand wrote. “It is only by banding together now that we can protect Canadian industries and grow our economy.”
In the letter, Anand said that Ottawa’s initial decision to grant the funding is a “testament to the value the government saw in your project or ecosystem for the Canadian economy,” and that all Canadians are now expected to “do more.”…