BBC News reports the US is now blocking Canadian alcohol and dairy from American shelves.
The restrictions took effect Tuesday (September 9), the latest escalation in a trade war that has dragged on since bilateral negotiations collapsed in late August. Neither side has signaled when talks might restart.
The ban covers Canadian alcohol, dairy, whey products used in protein powder, and motorcycles. The liquor portion alone accounts for nearly C$1bn ($710m; £530m) in exports to the US. President Donald Trump announced the bans in executive orders signed September 8. He called them a response to "continued discrimination" by Canada against US dairy, automotives, and alcohol. The move follows Canada's own tariffs on US goods earlier this month after trade talks broke down.
About 90% of Canadian alcohol exports were bound for the US in 2025, most from Ontario. Motorcycle exports are also restricted, though Canada sent only about 5,000 bikes south in 2025, worth roughly C$120m, according to Statistics Canada.
For American importers and Canadian producers, the restrictions pile onto industries already strained by the trade fight.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier this month the economic impact on Canada would be "modest," and Canada is not expected to retaliate further.
US trade representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC last week that Trump is "comfortable" with the current relationship with Canada.
They call us now and then and we have good conversations about potential deals. But there's no urgency on our side.
You're watching a trade war where one side calls the damage "modest" and the other says there's "no urgency" to even talk.
No US-Canada trade talks are scheduled, and neither government has set a date to resume.