(Vancouver, B.C.) - "The U.S. government's decision to impose a 25% tariff on softwood lumber and other Canadian exports is a punitive, unjustified protectionist measure that will cause economic harm in both Canada and the United States. BC softwood lumber producers already face 14.40% duties on their shipments to the U.S. Combined, these barriers will disrupt trade, raise costs for consumers, and threaten jobs and communities on both sides of the border.
The Canada-U.S. lumber trade is mutually beneficial. American demand exceeds domestic supply-requiring U.S. builders to import about thirty percent of their lumber needs. Canadian producers fill most of this gap, ensuring a stable, predictable supply of quality lumber. Tariffs disrupt this essential supply chain, increasing building material costs, at a time when affordability is already a major concern for American families.
For Canadian producers, higher tariffs erode competitiveness and put mills under financial strain-leading to curtailments, job losses, and economic harm to forestry-dependent communities.
The BC Lumber Trade Council urges the Canadian government to work with U.S. counterparts to remove these tariffs and to reach a fair, long-term solution. Unjustified trade barriers weaken both economies and put workers, businesses, and consumers at risk.
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