{"id":9072,"date":"2026-04-08T13:29:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/?p=9072"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:29:33","slug":"one-year-of-tariff-shocks-in-canada-what-we-learned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/featured-analysis\/insights\/one-year-of-tariff-shocks-in-canada-what-we-learned\/","title":{"rendered":"One year of tariff shocks in Canada: What we learned"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pad-t-hlf mob-pad-t-hlf pad-b-hlf mob-pad-b-hlf pad-l-hlf mob-pad-l-hlf pad-r-hlf mob-pad-r-hlf has-rbc-bright-blue-tint-4-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-65eef5bf wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pad-b-hlf mob-pad-b-hlf pad-t-hlf mob-pad-t-hlf is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:98%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center mar-l-hlf pad-l-hlf\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1767\" height=\"1632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/12\/Icon-calend-dec-19-25.png?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6212 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/12\/Icon-calend-dec-19-25.png 1767w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/12\/Icon-calend-dec-19-25.png?resize=300,277 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/12\/Icon-calend-dec-19-25.png?resize=768,709 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/12\/Icon-calend-dec-19-25.png?resize=1024,946 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/12\/Icon-calend-dec-19-25.png?resize=1536,1419 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1767px) 100vw, 1767px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Trade policy from the United States has been highly unpredictable, but the broader economic impact has been less negative than feared on \u201cLiberation Day\u201d in April 2025 when U.S. tariffs escalated dramatically.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Broader global trade flows continued to increase in 2025, and U.S. imports also rose, while the U.S. trade deficit widened slightly despite the measures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada posted its first per-capita gross domestic product increase in three years in 2025, and the unemployment rate moved broadly sideways. Consumer confidence plunged in the spring, but household spending held up and net foreign direct investment was positive for the first time in more than a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, under the surface, the impact has been significant. Specific sectors and regions targeted by tariffs have been hard hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consumer spending has been resilient, but business investment softened. And, global trade flows have reoriented dramatically to avoid higher tariffed regions like China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all the announcements and noise, economies look remarkably similar overall, but with important distributional changes. The past year also broadly confirmed the world may be resilient to a U.S. trade shock, but Canada is still highly dependent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We continue to rely on the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/featured-analysis\/insights\/a-playbook-for-how-to-measure-a-tariff-shock-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dig-id=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights-9072-ebfd6e97\" data-dig-category=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"playbook\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">playbook<\/a> we used as tariff threats escalated early last year to assess the fallout with a list of key lessons we\u2019ve learned from a year of trade shocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cac7312bf73d4dddb81d08bd0ebc5396\" id=\"h-global-trade-mostly-carried-on-in-2025\">Global trade mostly carried on in 2025<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Tariffs imposed during the second Trump administration were not only higher, but also significantly wider in scope than the first time, covering more than 70% of total U.S. imports in 2024 at their peak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, for much of the world outside North America, the U.S. represents a smaller share of exports, ranging from about 30% in Vietnam in 2024 to 15% for China, and 9% for the Euro area. Trade partners outside of Mexico and Canada were much less exposed to U.S. tariffs since they\u2019re less reliant on the U.S. consumer market, and more exposed to the 7.9 billion non-U.S. consumers globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. imports also remained high, despite higher tariffs. However, the distribution of where those imports came from changed. The share of U.S. imports coming from China fell sharply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But fundamentally, a trade deficit represents net borrowing from abroad. With U.S. consumers, businesses and governments still spending more than less, reduced imports from China were replaced with increased imports from other economies\u2014particularly from other parts of Asia including Vietnam, Taiwan, and Thailand. Overall, U.S. imports rose 2.7% (excluding price impacts) in 2025, and the trade deficit widened slightly from 2024 to -US$926 billion. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This may explain why U.S. tariffs in 2025 have had little impact on global trade despite businesses frontrunning tariff implementation and creating significant volatility in U.S. trade flows. Data from CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis shows global trade, excluding the U.S., expanded 4.4% in 2025, nearly doubling from the 2.3% rate in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pad-t-hlf mob-pad-t-hlf pad-b-hlf mob-pad-b-hlf pad-l-hlf mob-pad-l-hlf pad-r-hlf mob-pad-r-hlf has-rbc-bright-blue-tint-4-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-cc5f43ef wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:19px;border-top-right-radius:19px;border-bottom-left-radius:19px;border-bottom-right-radius:19px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pad-b-hlf mob-pad-b-hlf pad-t-hlf mob-pad-t-hlf is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:98%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#E3F4FF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rbc-bright-blue-color\">The lesson:<\/mark><\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:#E3F4FF\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><\/mark>Unpredictability in U.S. trade policy will not necessarily slow global trade, which will likely continue to grow and adapt to re-orient around the U.S. market.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-ZibGbJMBn\" class=\"everviz-ZibGbJMBn\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-67pb4X34T\" class=\"everviz-67pb4X34T\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-493e44639e86781d34bb57eff4b11d56\" id=\"h-cusma-critical-for-canada-with-trade-still-heavily-sensitive-to-sector-tariffs\">CUSMA critical for Canada with trade still heavily sensitive to sector tariffs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The year of trade shocks reinforced Canada\u2019s reliance on the U.S. economy as a trade partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost 90% of Canadian exports to the U.S. remained tariff free in 2025, largely thanks to an exemption for trade compliant with CUSMA. Yet, Canada\u2019s share of the U.S. import market edged lower, posting the second largest decline among major U.S. trade partners from 12.6% in 2024 to 11.2% in 2025 after China\u2019s drop from 13.4% to 9%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The subset of Canadian products where tariffs were applied are very high, and have been disruptive. Exports of steel products, for example, fell by 30% in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, a decline in Canada\u2019s share of the U.S. import market is not new\u2014it\u2019s been edging gradually lower for years. And, Canada was able to find alternative markets for some exports. The share of merchandise exports going to the U.S. edged down to 71.6% in 2025 from 75.9% in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, trade between the U.S. and Canadian (and Mexican) industrial sectors are so tightly integrated that even smaller U.S. tariff hikes can add up to a larger cost when imposed on Canada compared to an offshore trade partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tariffed intermediate products from Canada potentially cross the border multiple times in an integrated production chain in a way that doesn\u2019t happen to the same extent with offshore partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It underscores the importance of maintaining a low tariff rate across the Canada\/U.S. border with negotiations to extend CUSMA beyond its current 2036 expiry set to intensify in coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that, critically, is also important for U.S. importers. Canada was still the largest import source for 22 U.S. states in 2025, unchanged from 2024, and the second largest overall behind Mexico. As we\u2019ve argued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/featured-analysis\/insights\/how-cusma-strengthens-both-u-s-and-canadian-economies\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dig-id=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights-9072-ebfd6e97\" data-dig-category=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"before\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">before<\/a>, CUSMA offers powerful benefits to both Canada and the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pad-t-hlf mob-pad-t-hlf pad-b-hlf mob-pad-b-hlf pad-l-hlf mob-pad-l-hlf pad-r-hlf mob-pad-r-hlf has-rbc-bright-blue-tint-4-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-cc5f43ef wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:19px;border-top-right-radius:19px;border-bottom-left-radius:19px;border-bottom-right-radius:19px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pad-b-hlf mob-pad-b-hlf pad-t-hlf mob-pad-t-hlf is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:98%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#E3F4FF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rbc-bright-blue-color\">The lesson:<\/mark><\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:#E3F4FF\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><\/mark>Canada is still highly dependent on trade with the U.S., and maintaining a low tariff rate through CUSMA in the heavily integrated manufacturing sector is critical for Canada, but also U.S. importers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4e4dc4f65d9fd90347a15c958bd8093f\" id=\"h-canada-s-muted-retaliatory-response-lowered-impact\">Canada\u2019s muted retaliatory response lowered impact<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The federal government\u2019s initial tariff retaliation in March only covered about a third of U.S. imports before being repealed by September, except those on steel, aluminum, and autos. This kept consumer prices down, and gave the Bank of Canada flexibility to further lower its policy rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricinglab.org\/files\/Canada_Tariffs_Cavallo_Kostyshyna_Kryvtsov_Vieyra.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-dig-id=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights-9072-ebfd6e97\" data-dig-category=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Estimates\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">Estimates<\/a> from HBS Pricing Lab in conjunction with BoC researchers showed about a quarter of Canada\u2019s retaliatory tariff costs were ultimately passed through to consumer prices, but with a relatively rapid run-down of those price increases after most retaliatory tariffs were removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, the country responded in more targeted and less official ways. Provincial governments have exercised product boycotts, notably around American-made liquor, while federal and provincial governments now have \u201cBuy Canada\u201d procurement policies. Canadians have also utilized their own various versions of Buy Canada, notably in tourism. Canadians returning from the U.S shrunk 25% year-over-year in 2025 with increased travel within Canada as well as to non-U.S. destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pad-t-hlf mob-pad-t-hlf pad-b-hlf mob-pad-b-hlf pad-l-hlf mob-pad-l-hlf pad-r-hlf mob-pad-r-hlf has-rbc-bright-blue-tint-4-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-cc5f43ef wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:19px;border-top-right-radius:19px;border-bottom-left-radius:19px;border-bottom-right-radius:19px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pad-b-hlf mob-pad-b-hlf pad-t-hlf mob-pad-t-hlf is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:98%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#E3F4FF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rbc-bright-blue-color\">The lesson:<\/mark><\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:#E3F4FF\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><\/mark>Limited retaliatory measures minimized the impact of the trade war on consumer prices in Canada, but consumer behaviour, particularly in travel, was still significantly impacted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-zKXZ-n3PO\" class=\"everviz-zKXZ-n3PO\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f574bfe6bfb46d5dfa6aa1e69ce41190\" id=\"h-tariff-impact-is-uneven-across-canada\">Tariff impact is uneven across Canada<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. administration opting to apply tariffs on a minority of Canadian exports\u2014instead of using a blanket approach\u2014has concentrated the impact on specific industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manufacturers of steel, aluminum, copper and derivative products, motor vehicles and parts, softwood lumber, and a few other items (e.g. kitchen cabinets, vanities) have borne the brunt of trade actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, geographic impact is skewed towards regions where those industries are mainly located. Ontario and Quebec have experienced greater challenges as a result. They have the highest effective tariffs on exports to the U.S., both exceeding 6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mob-mar-b-qtr mar-b\">Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island\u2014with much smaller bases of affected industries\u2014are at the other end with less than 1% rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pad-t-hlf mob-pad-t-hlf pad-b-hlf mob-pad-b-hlf pad-l-hlf mob-pad-l-hlf pad-r-hlf mob-pad-r-hlf has-rbc-bright-blue-tint-4-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-cc5f43ef wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:19px;border-top-right-radius:19px;border-bottom-left-radius:19px;border-bottom-right-radius:19px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pad-b-hlf mob-pad-b-hlf pad-t-hlf mob-pad-t-hlf is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:98%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#E3F4FF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rbc-bright-blue-color\">The lesson:<\/mark><\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:#E3F4FF\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><\/mark>Uneven tariff impact will continue to be reflected in diverging regional economies with GDP growth in Ontario and Quebec expected to be at the bottom of all provinces in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-qKCjx8Ndg\" class=\"everviz-qKCjx8Ndg\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-58330d912f0137d0a83db0a24db9b283\" id=\"h-fiscal-policy-in-play-as-canada-attempts-to-chart-new-path\">Fiscal policy in play as Canada attempts to chart new path<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ongoing trade turmoil has also underscored other economic vulnerabilities in Canada, including lagging productivity growth that makes economic shocks difficult to handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is some evidence businesses are adapting to tariffs via export diversion to other countries. Canada\u2019s merchandise exports to non-U.S. economies were up 17% year-over-year in the 12 months to January 2026, while falling 10% to the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Canada\u2019s trade relationship with the U.S. is more than a reliance\u2014it\u2019s an orientation requiring new supply chains, and major new infrastructure to rebalance goods trade with other regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What has shifted in a more discernable way are the policies of governments. The recent federal budget has the goal of doubling non-U.S. exports by 2035, while supporting infrastructure and easing the way for major projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pad-t-hlf mob-pad-t-hlf pad-b-hlf mob-pad-b-hlf pad-l-hlf mob-pad-l-hlf pad-r-hlf mob-pad-r-hlf has-rbc-bright-blue-tint-4-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-cc5f43ef wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:19px;border-top-right-radius:19px;border-bottom-left-radius:19px;border-bottom-right-radius:19px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pad-b-hlf mob-pad-b-hlf pad-t-hlf mob-pad-t-hlf is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:98%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#E3F4FF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rbc-bright-blue-color\">The lesson:<\/mark><\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:#E3F4FF\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><\/mark>An era of shifting global relationships, state-to-state\/state-to-business dealmaking, and fundamental uncertainty is a difficult business operating environment requiring a larger government role.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>About the authors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nathan Janzen<\/strong><em>&nbsp;is an Assistant Chief Economist, leading the macroeconomic analysis group. His focus is on analysis and forecasting macroeconomic developments in Canada and the United States.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cynthia Leach<\/strong><em>&nbsp;is Assistant Chief Economist at RBC covering the team\u2019s medium-term economic analysis, including primary research areas of federal and provincial fiscal analysis, structural government policy, and demographics.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robert Hogue<\/strong><em>&nbsp;is the Assistant Chief Economist responsible for providing analysis and forecasts on the Canadian housing market and provincial economies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Claire Fan<\/strong><em>&nbsp;is a Senior Economist at RBC. She focuses on macroeconomic analysis and is responsible for projecting key indicators including GDP, employment and inflation for Canada and the US.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":318,"featured_media":2612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[83,82,84],"tags":[115,109,24],"class_list":["post-9072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadian-analysis","category-featured-analysis","category-insights","tag-canada","tag-tariffs","tag-trade"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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