China Imposes Tariffs on Canadian Agricultural Goods in Retaliation for EV and Metal Levies:

China has imposed tariffs on Canadian agricultural and food products as retaliation for Canada’s Octber tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, and steel and aluminium goods.

The commerce ministry’s new tariffs on Canada which added to the pre-existing tensions from Trumps imposed tariffs on Mexico, China and Canada, are now applicable from March 20. The Canadian tariffs of 100% on rapeseed oil, oil cakes, and peas, as well as 25% on pork and fish are now applicable after the ministry’s announcement.

The imposed tariffs on Canada are said to be a consequence of the Canadian governments’ decision to put a 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles along with a 25% duty on the aluminium and steel. Canada is now seen as joining the club of contriving trade barriers which put it at a serious case of doing harm to the Chinese economy.

Trudeau talked publically in August about Canada catering to what the US and EU has done, imposing tariffs on China, claiming it is part of China's controlled economy which builds too much production capacity.

China ranks as Canada's second-largest trading partner, but the gap between Canada's top trading partner, the United States, remains significant.