Ford warns that granting Chinese EV makers access to Canada at lower tariffs could undermine Canadian-made vehicles’ access to the U.S., “our largest export destination,” according to the National Post. He also maintains that EV tariffs should stay in place unless China opens an electric-vehicle plant in Ontario and hires unionized Canadian workers, according to CBC News. Details of deal with ChinaThe federal deal will allow up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into Canada each year at a 6.1 per cent tariff in exchange for lower duties on Canadian canola and other agricultural products. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has agreed to let “tens of thousands of Chinese electric vehicles” into the country at a lower tariff rate in return for reduced tariffs on canola, lobsters, crabs and peas. Carney says that this EV import quota will represent about three per cent of the domestic EV market and will make some electric vehicles more affordable for Canadians.

Source: CBC News January 17, 2026 05:16 UTC