Donald Trump’s trade war is spreading and hitting just about every nation around the globe with “reciprocal tariffs,” ranging from 10 to 49 per cent.
And while Canada was excluded from the new list, the effects of other new levies previously announced by the U.S. president are already being felt.
Officials with Unifor Local 444, which represents workers at Stellantis’ Windsor Assembly Plant, say they have received notification from the automaker that the facility will be shut down for two weeks, starting April 7.
They admit that the move is not entirely unexpected, but say the company cited Trump’s latest tariff announcement on Wednesday afternoon as the primary factor driving the decision to pause production in Windsor.
The notice also suggested that more changes to the plant’s schedule were likely in the coming weeks.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that while Canada wasn’t hit with the latest “reciprocal” levies, it’s still subject to 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum and 25 per cent duties on automobile imports, which came into force early Thursday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 3, 2025.
