Brampton to help local businesses find markets other than U.S. ahead of tariff threat
Brampton is creating a task force to help local businesses identify new global and interprovincial markets in response to the U.S. threat to slap a 25 per cent tariff on most Canadian goods next week, Mayor Patrick Brown said on Wednesday.
The city has a number of sectors that are focused on exporting to the U.S., including auto parts, steel, and aluminium industries, he said.
“We’re going to do everything we can to stand up for these workers,” Brown said during a news conference Wednesday.
This task force will also meet with American businesses, companies and politicians “to engage with the U.S. market,” he said.
Coun. Rowena Santos, who represents wards one and five, said there will be a city-to-city approach to outreach to the U.S. “to ensure local interests on both sides of the border are understood and represented.”
The U.S. has paused its 25 per cent economy-wide tariff and 10 per cent oil tariff on Canada until March 4, though the White House said Tuesday that these tariffs are not a done deal.
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More than 500 businesses in Brampton export to the U.S., said Coun. Gurpartap Singh Toor, who is also chair of the city’s economic development committee. These businesses employ over 32,000 people, he said.
Brown called on the federal government to provide temporary emergency funding to cover shipping costs for businesses looking for markets other than the U.S.
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“When you change the status quo, there are new costs,” he said. “We believe this is an opportunity to double down on diversifying trade.”
Brown said the city was recently in conversations with the government of Saudi Arabia, which showed an interest in Brampton’s steel and poultry products.
“There’s an example of an opportunity we should be exploring,” he said, adding a challenge would be figuring out how to ship the products.
Brampton businesses could also find markets in Canada, Brown said. He said he has been discussing interprovincial trade barriers with other mayors and the federal government through the Big City Mayor’s Caucus — a forum of mayors from 23 cities across the country.
“It should be seamless to send products anywhere in Canada. Unfortunately that’s not the case, but I think there’s going to be a real effort like we’ve never seen before to achieve that,” he said.
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