{"id":441427,"date":"2025-03-14T09:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T13:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/?p=441427"},"modified":"2025-03-14T09:01:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T13:01:44","slug":"u-s-tariffs-push-ottawa-to-invest-more-in-canadian-steel-aluminum-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/dcn\/news\/resource\/2025\/03\/u-s-tariffs-push-ottawa-to-invest-more-in-canadian-steel-aluminum-projects","title":{"rendered":"U.S. tariffs push Ottawa to invest more in Canadian steel, aluminum projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA \u2014 Industry Minister Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne has directed his department to prioritize investments in projects that primarily use Canadian steel and aluminum \u2014 part of Ottawa’s reply to the Trump administration’s trade war.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as Canada’s steel industry starts laying off workers in anticipation of production slowdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Champagne said the move was in response to the “unfair and unjustified” 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum levied by U.S. President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Canada replied to Trump’s steel and aluminum levies with 25 per cent tariffs on $29.8 billion worth of American goods, which took effect just after midnight Thursday (March 13).<\/p>\n<p>Champagne said Canadian steel and aluminum support vital U.S. industries, including defence and automotive manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>“They are also essential for securing our collective energy future and generate high-quality jobs on both sides of the border,” he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>About a quarter of all steel used in the U.S. is imported and Canada is the United States’ largest source of both steel and aluminum.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has used tariffs in an attempt to push the auto sector to move production to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association warned in a media statement that the tariffs will hit the industry hard in both Canada and the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>“These tariffs will have devastating repercussions on both sides of the border for workers and communities that rely on a strong North American steel industry. Indeed, many are already feeling the impacts,” said CSPA president and CEO Catherine Cobden.<\/p>\n<p>Layoffs have already started to hit steel plants in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 30 people were let go permanently late last week at Ivaco, an eastern Ontario steel plant run by Canada Metal Processing Group, the United Steelworkers union said in a media statement.<\/p>\n<p>The union, which represents more than 470 workers at the plant, said more than 120 people at the site received temporary, one-week layoffs on March 12 when the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs went into effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are calling on the federal government to take immediate and decisive action to protect the Ivaco workers \u2013 and all workers affected by the devastating U.S. tariffs \u2013 and to safeguard our industries,\u201d said Kevon Stewart, USW District 6 director, in a media statement.<\/p>\n<p>USW also said 20 people in supervisory, office and technical roles were given what appeared to be temporary layoffs at Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie last week. The union added it was not clear what role tariffs were playing in the layoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Algoma Steel Group Inc. CEO Michael Garcia his company is in the midst of “aggressive” cost cuts as it copes with uncertainty caused by the ongoing trade war.<\/p>\n<p>On the company’s quarterly earnings call, Garcia said that Algoma is talking to federal and provincial leaders to determine what forms of government support might be available to help offset the tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>At an event alongside steelworkers in Hamilton, Ont., prime minister-designate Mark Carney said that proceeds from Canadian tariffs should go to supporting workers in affected industries and promised to “double down” on partnerships between the federal government and industry.<\/p>\n<p>Since the trade war began, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has been calling for Canada to change its procurement rules to require that federal building projects use 100 per cent Canadian steel and aluminum.<\/p>\n<p>Champagne took part in a Canadian delegation to Washington on Thursday to meet with Trump’s commerce secretary to talk about the trade dispute.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a92025 The Canadian Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"cc-elementor-widget-container print-hidden align\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"433999\" class=\"elementor elementor-433999\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-624d5d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"624d5d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea35912\" data-id=\"ea35912\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c34d2a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c34d2a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center;\">\n <div class=\"hs-cta-embed hs-cta-simple-placeholder hs-cta-embed-186398762394\"\n style=\"max-width:100%; max-height:100%; width:600px;height:350px\" data-hubspot-wrapper-cta-id=\"186398762394\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/cta-service-cms2.hubspot.com\/web-interactives\/public\/v1\/track\/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLK8Kryz%2FjYKQ0tXcmHzXx0OoY%2FiSO3TvfiC2zNzJo3dA%2B6FnB196ULF%2FzASfkmqUyxUZaSsgogoR62QWTOm58%2BhPeANxdDE1iODIx1vKo82GykJ%2FlhyMMB%2B5MjfZqGlMucpsTiIQ5yumYMjgYmWJekVfGr04ynaR0woXmw%2F2GqpyNoPmp0HYdD1%2F8qBktM1ZzVOQdXYCy%2FxyFtKOoqtp3u58tcf8v4N%2BQ%3D%3D&webInteractiveContentId=186398762394&portalId=2347101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\">\n <img alt=\"600X350_New2\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/2347101\/interactive-186398762394.png\" style=\"height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: fill\"\n onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" \/>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA \u2014 Industry Minister Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne has directed his department to prioritize investments in projects that primarily use Canadian steel and aluminum \u2014 part of Ottawa’s reply to the Trump administration’s trade war. 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