• Ontario Investing More Than $390,000 to Protect Workers in Hamilton from U.S. Tariffs

  Source: Ontario - Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
  Date: 2026-10-20 20:00:00.0
  Tags: [Ontario, Municipal, Economy, Trade, Industry, Labour]

  The Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade is providing over $390,000 to the City of Hamilton through the $40 million Trade-Impacted Communities Program (TICP) to launch the $588,000 Hamilton Tariff Response Team (TRT). Administered by the City of Hamilton, the TRT will assist local steel and manufacturing businesses impacted by U.S. tariffs under Section 232 of the U.S. Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The initiative operates through two streams: delivering operational support for supply chain diversification into new markets and job retention, and expanding municipal data resources to help businesses adapt to trade disruptions.

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• Feds’ tariff response requires a ‘Team Canada’ approach, expert says

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-09-24 17:28:49.0
  Tags: [National, Ontario, British Columbia, Trade, Economy, Municipal]

  A report released by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, in partnership with the City of London and Ivey Business School, emphasizes the need for a Team Canada approach to navigate the uneven impacts of the ongoing U.S.-Canada trade war. Ivey Business School economist Romel Mostafa and London Mayor Josh Morgan highlighted that municipal governments possess critical ground-level intelligence regarding tariff pressures on industries like forestry, mining, and automotive manufacturing. The unpredictability of the U.S. economic relationship has caused investment and job creation pauses, exemplified by London recording an unemployment rate of 9.1 per cent in March due to labor force migration from smaller tariff-hit communities.

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