Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump speak at a working luncheon during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
By The Canadian Press

Deadline looms as Trump’s 50 per cent tariffs set to take effect

Aug 18, 2026 | 1:00 AM

OTTAWA — There are less than 24 hours left until U.S. President Donald Trump’s high-stakes tariff deadline.

A spokesperson from the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to Trump on the phone Monday afternoon, but did not share any other details.

Trump signed an executive order to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Aug. 19 that would apply to a variety of goods from cement to hockey sticks.

The tariffs are set to take effect just after midnight on Wednesday.

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Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Janice Charette, the chief trade negotiator, have been in Washington since last week and sat down with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday.

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Carney said Monday in French that the federal government has a plan that “will cover all eventualities” if the latest round of tariffs are imposed and added that negotiations “are very intense and delicate.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 18, 2026.

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by The Canadian Press

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