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Publication Date: January 16, 2026 - 07:08

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Canada reaches 'landmark' trade deal with China on electric vehicles, canola

January 16, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has reached a 'preliminary but landmark' deal with China to import 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for lower canola duties. Canadian canola meal, lobsters, crabs and peas would no longer be subject to Chinese tariffs from March to at least the end of the year. He says it's part of a broader effort for Canada to do business with China.


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