Xi Jinping Justin Trudeau The Canada–China trade war refers to an ongoing series of escalating tariff impositions and retaliatory trade measures between Canada and the People's Republic of China that began in late 2024.

[1][2] Trade relations between China and Canada deteriorated substantially beginning in August 2024, when Canada announced plans to implement substantial tariffs on various Chinese manufactured goods, following similar protectionist measures previously enacted by the United States and European Union.

The Government of Canada justified its tariff implementation as necessary to protect domestic industries from what it considered to be anti-competitive practices and market distortion by China.

[5] On March 8, 2025, China's customs authorities released a statement characterizing Canada's actions as having disregarded "objective facts and World Trade Organization rules".

The statement specifically outlined what it referred to as discriminatory measures specifically targeting China that infringed on the nation's economic interests while undermining bilateral relations.