{"id":15138,"date":"2026-05-06T19:07:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/?p=15138"},"modified":"2026-05-06T19:07:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:07:24","slug":"the-government-of-canada-deploys-1-5-billion-in-support-amid-u-s-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/the-government-of-canada-deploys-1-5-billion-in-support-amid-u-s-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Government of Canada deploys $1.5 billion in support amid U.S. tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The Government of Canada has announced $1.5 billion in new funding to support industries affected by U.S. tariffs and strengthen economic resilience.<\/b><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">$1 billion BDC Program: A new financing program through the Business Development Bank of Canada will support companies that manufacture and export goods containing steel, aluminum, or copper, helping them adapt to tariff pressures.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">$500 million Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI): Additional funding will be distributed via regional development agencies to assist SMEs across all sectors, enabling investments in market diversification, productivity improvements, and competitiveness.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Ongoing sector support: The government reaffirmed continued assistance for key industries impacted by tariffs, including softwood lumber and forestry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Overall, the measures aim to help Canadian businesses adjust supply chains, expand into new markets, and remain competitive amid ongoing trade challenges with the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"FR-CA\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/innovation-science-economic-development\/news\/2026\/05\/government-of-canada-announces-a-new-1-billion-business-development-bank-of-canada-program-and-500-million-in-additional-funding-for-the-regional-t.html\"><span lang=\"FR-CA\">Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of Canada has announced $1.5 billion in new funding to support industries affected by U.S. tariffs and strengthen economic resilience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":15135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[149,1620],"types-de-nouvelles":[],"class_list":["post-15138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadian-custom-brokerage","tag-government-of-canada","tag-u-s-tariffs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15139,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15138\/revisions\/15139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15138"},{"taxonomy":"types-de-nouvelles","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types-de-nouvelles?post=15138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}