The European Union is planning tariffs on Canadian steel.

Posted by Your World Tonight, Oct 28, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Confidence: 60%

Your World TonightOct 28, 2026

… Also: The Bank of Canada is raising its interest rate for the first time in years, to 2.5 per cent, to combat the threat of inflation. And: The European Union is planning tariffs on Canadian steel even as Ottawa and Brussels pursue closer economic ties. Plus: Illegal cannabis from Canada floods Europe, doubts about election integrity are being fanned by Trump supporters ahead of the U.S. midterms, and Quebec is the latest province to consider abandoning daylight saving time.

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Sources from October 28-29, 2026 report that Canadian steel and aluminum could face new EU tariffs under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and that the EU already levies a carbon tariff on about $2.8 billion of Canadian steel, iron and aluminum exports, with levies set to ramp up.

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What we found

Supports. CBC reported on October 28, 2026 that Canadian steel and aluminum exports to the EU could face stiff new tariffs as the bloc rolls out its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.[1]

Supports. Environmental Defence's October 29, 2026 release says Canada already faces an EU carbon tariff on nearly $2.8 billion of steel, iron and aluminum exports, and that these levies are set to ramp up over the coming decade.[2]

Context. The Canada-EU summit statement of October 30, 2026 lists Canada's steel tariff-rate quota regime as an EU priority trade concern, which concerns tariffs running the other way.[3]

Context. The EU safeguard regulation on steel imports from certain free trade partners sets out out-of-quota duties, but the sources do not tie it specifically to Canadian steel.[4]