Support for business and industries impacted by tariffs

Support for businesses impacted by tariffs

New and enhanced measures to support Canadian businesses most affected by tariffs.

View funding and benefit options and additional resources to ensure your business will succeed in today’s economy.

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Funding and financial support

Regional Tariff Response Initiative

Find financial support for small and medium-sized enterprises impacted by tariffs.

Strategic Response Fund

Learn how funding helps Canada's key industries respond to U.S. tariffs, strengthen resilience, maintain operations and modernize capital investments.

Large Enterprise Tariff Loan

Discover loans for large Canadian enterprises affected by current and future tariffs and countermeasures.

Supports for business

Find loans, grants and tailored programs to help your business expand into new markets.

Business Benefits Finder

Get a personalized list of programs and supports from federal, provincial and territorial governments, including options beyond federal tariff measures.

Support for workers impacted by tariffs

Discover programs and services to help you find work, access training and plan your next step.

Workforce Retention and Retraining Program

Find flexible and easy-to-access support for businesses facing economic challenges. It will help businesses retain and retrain workers who have agreed to work temporarily reduced hours and will provide employers with funding of up to $1,000 per participating employee to support training costs.

Services and support for specific industries

Services for agri-food exporters

Get help for agri-food businesses to export goods. Services include trade shows, in-market expertise and the Canada Brand.

Support for the Canadian Steel Sector

Learn about trade measures, financial support and more to help the steel sector.

Support for forest sector

Explore programs that provide liquidity support, assistance to affected workers and programs to drive industry transformation.

Tax relief

Process for requesting remission of tariffs

Request exceptional relief from tariffs imposed as part of Canada’s countermeasures, as well as any future tariff actions.

Import and export duties

Duties Relief Program

Apply to import commercial goods without paying duties, if your business qualifies.

Support for Canadian exporters faced with U.S. tariffs

Get help on how to export duty-free to the U.S.

Drawback Program

Learn how to get help for Canadian companies competing in export markets by removing the domestic duty impact from commercial goods.

Supporting Canadian exporters

Explore available resources to navigate U.S. tariffs.

Expanding your business into new markets

Learn more about new market entry, reducing risk, trade data and inclusive trade.

What importers need to know

Find resources for businesses importing goods into Canada.

Employer supports

Adapt to today’s market place using Job Bank

Use resources to help find, hire and retain the right workers, explore the job market and stay informed about employment standards.

Try the Student Work Placement Program

Apply for wage subsidies to hire post-secondary students.

Training options

If you are an employer with a Work-Sharing agreement, use Job Bank's Training Finder and other resources for employment and training.

Find workers with the right skills

Search an occupation to discover the number of workers looking for a job locally or nationwide.

Upcoming support

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2026-09-28