What’s Behind Trump’s Forced Labour Accusations Against Canada? The Trump administration is using the issue of forced labor to implement new tariffs on trading partners. A U.S. Trade Representative report identified 60 partners, including Canada, as not adequately preventing products made with forced labor from entering U.S. markets. Consequently, the USTR proposed a 10 percent tariff on 16 countries like Canada and Mexico, and a 12.5 percent tariff on others including China.

• The U.S. is leveraging forced labor accusations to impose new tariffs.
• A USTR report from June 2 stated 60 trade partners, including Canada, have failed to restrict goods made with forced labor.
• Proposed tariffs include 10% on 16 countries (Canada, Mexico, UK, EU) and 12.5% on others (China, India, Japan).