Canada Signs 20-Plus Deals to Double Non-U.S. Exports by 2035 as 50% U.S. Tariffs Bite
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 9
Canada Signs 20-Plus Deals to Double Non-U.S. Exports by 2035 as 50% U.S. Tariffs Bite
2 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 9
Summary
Canada has signed more than 20 trade and security deals and secured about $12 billion in commercial agreements as it pushes to double exports beyond the U.S. by 2035.
The drive accelerated after President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on many Canadian products this summer, while Ottawa's countertariffs on about $20 million of U.S. imports took effect Tuesday.
Trade is already shifting: non-U.S. exports rose more than 14% in 2025, while exports to the U.S. fell nearly 8%; goods sent outside the U.S. made up about 28% of total exports last year.
The U.S. still took 72% of Canada's $556 billion in goods exports in 2025, and economists say replacing deeply integrated cross-border supply chains, ports and business ties will take years or decades.
A broader Canadian pivot could eventually raise costs for U.S. businesses and consumers by increasing competition for Canadian materials, even as experts expect the U.S. to remain Canada's largest market.