Canada's tariff rate quotas (TRQs) on steel imports from countries other than its Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) partners moved into the second quarter of their second year on September 30, 2026. The quarter runs until December 29, 2026. According to Global Affairs Canada (GAC), quota volumes and product scope for the new quarter are mostly unchanged from the first quarter of the second year.
On June 27, 2025, quotas were established using the prior year import levels. Quotas are set at 20 percent of 2024 import levels for countries without a free trade agreement (FTA) in force with Canada, and at 75 percent of 2024 import levels for FTA partners. Imports exceeding the quota volumes, or a single country's maximum share of a quota, are subject to a 50 percent surtax, or tariff. Steel originating in the US and Mexico is exempt, though the US origin products now carry their own tariffs.
In June, Canada extended the regime by one year, to June 27, 2027.
FTA partners chart shows the total quota in MT for the current quarter, and the percentage represents the maximum share a single country can use of that quota. A few quotas changed, so prior quarter quota is listed also in MT.
Product |
Quota |
Cap |
Prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plate | 38,517.7 |
33% |
54,354.9 |
| Coated sheet | 31,128.2 |
25% |
31,128.2 |
| Rebar | 28,710.4 |
45% |
28,710.4 |
| Pre-painted | 23,763.8 |
90% |
23,763.8 |
| Billets and blooms | 17,649.4 |
40% |
17,649.4 |
| Wire rod | 16,514.8 |
59% |
16,514.8 |
| Standard pipe | 13,489.5 |
58% |
13,489.5 |
| Large-diameter line pipe | 10,693.5 |
76% |
10,693.5 |
| OCTG | 9,800.8 |
86% |
9,800.8 |
| Hot-rolled bar | 8,750.3 |
58% |
8,750.3 |
| Hot-rolled sheet | 8,569.8 |
71% |
9,523.1 |
| Wire | 7,370.1 |
24% |
7,370.1 |
| Cold-finished bar | 6,559.3 |
39% |
6,559.3 |
| Cold-rolled sheet | 2,785.8 |
35% |
1,832.6 |
Non FTA partner chart
Product |
Quota |
Cap |
Prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billets and blooms | 30,472.5 |
70% |
30,472.5 |
| Coated sheet | 18,732.8 |
37% |
18,732.8 |
| Rebar | 13,445.1 |
29% |
13,445.1 |
| Standard pipe | 10,369.2 |
21% |
10,369.2 |
| Cold-rolled sheet | 6,168.4 |
56% |
6,164.4 |
| Hot-rolled bar | 5,886.1 |
42% |
7,281.7 |
| Plate | 5,201.2 |
36% |
5,201.2 |
| Wire | 4,114.6 |
70% |
4,114.6 |
| Structural | 3,753.5 |
52% |
4,674.2 |
| Pre-painted | 3,466.0 |
58% |
3,466.0 |
| OCTG | 3,126.5 |
53% |
3,126.5 |
| Piling pipe | 2,689.8 |
92% |
2,689.8 |
| Line pipe | 2,472.0 |
59% |
2,472.0 |
| Hollow structural sections | 2,398.5 |
40% |
2,398.5 |
| Hot-rolled sheet | 2,366.7 |
41% |
2,370.5 |
| Wire rod | 1,571.7 |
45% |
1,571.7 |
| Stainless billets and blooms | 32.9 |
87% |
892.9 |
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