Trump threatens to ban Canadian products from U.S. federal contracts
Trump said he'll direct U.S. trade officials to remove Canadian-origin goods from government procurement unless Canada restores 'reciprocity.'
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The U.S. will remove Canadian-origin products from federal government contracts unless Canada agrees to what President Donald Trump calls "full and fair reciprocity," Trump announced Tuesday via social media.
The threat came as Canada's counter-tariffs on U.S. goods took effect at midnight Tuesday. Trump said he would direct U.S. trade representatives and the General Services Administration to carry out the removal. He wrote that the policy "should have been cut off years ago" and blamed previous administrations for allowing it.
The escalation is the latest move in a trade conflict that began in early 2025, when Trump announced tariffs on Canadian imports and Canadian energy products. Canada responded with its own retaliatory tariffs.
The specific list of Canadian-origin products currently supplied under U.S. federal government contracts and the dollar value of those goods have not been disclosed.
Which Canadian products currently in U.S. federal contracts would be most affected by this directive?
What goods will face removal first, and over what timeline?
We'll update this story as answers emerge.
