OTTAWA — The advanced wood manufacturing sector in Ontario and across Canada is condemning the latest Donald Trump administration’s decision to impose “unjustified punitive tariffs” on kitchen cabinets, select wood furniture and other manufactured softwood lumber products.
The Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario is calling for action from the federal and provincial governments on all political sides to “aggressively to get these tariffs lifted; this is to guarantee jobs and prosperity for our communities across the country.”
In Canada the advanced wood manufacturing sector represents over $20 billion in revenues, over 100,000 employees and includes a majority of small and medium-sized employers, explains a release.
These latest tariffs imposed under Section 232, claiming these products threaten the security of the United States, are unjustified.
“These tariffs will have a devastating impact on companies that export to the United States,” the release continues. “They will also disrupt the North American housing sector supply chain, raise costs for housing in the United States, and destroy the shared prosperity and integrated trade relationship provided.
“We are also calling on both Federal and Provincial governments to mandate a made-in-Canada policy for cabinetry, furniture and Canadian-manufactured softwood components to be included in the government-sponsored housing initiatives for our domestic market.”
