Moe urges Ottawa to prioritize canola industry amid China tariffs

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe with Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Kody Blois, right, and provincial Ministers Warren Kaeding (Trade and Export Development) and Daryl Harrison (Agriculture).
Photo by Jon Perez

SASKATOON—Premier Scott Moe renewed his call for the federal government not to overlook the canola industry, which is one of the country’s major contributors in terms of export revenues, with China being one of Canada’s largest markets.

Trade tensions, however, erupted after Canada imposed 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese-made electrical vehicles in October last year, which China retaliated with 100 per cent duties on canola oil, canola meal, and peas, and 25 per cent on pork and other seafood.
China exports almost 70 per cent of its canola from Canada. Last year, China imported an estimated $4B worth of Canadian canola seeds. The numbers are expected to change after China's tariffs on canola products.
Moe, during a press conference on Thursday, Aug. 21, at the University of Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Building, reminded the canola industry employs 200,000 Canadians. It generates about $43B in annual revenues, almost three times that of EVs in 2024, with $15.9B.
“If we find our way through some of the trade challenges with the US and Chinese markets, we start to work towards securing some of the regulatory space in our domestic market,” said Moe, who will join other Western premiers in an expected meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
“The challenges that we are facing today as a nation and as Canadians and as global citizens, to a large degree, are well documented. Within those challenges are some opportunities, and you have to look a little harder to find them.”
He added that he has engaged with federal officials on how to support canola farmers in the province to mitigate the tariffs, especially the 75.8 per cent anti-dumping duties. However, it is reported that the tariffs are temporary and the Chinese government will review them after a month.
Moe said the price of canola has fluctuated in recent days as the market tries to figure out what may happen with things still uncertain at the moment. That is why Carney will be meeting with Western premiers to discuss the best action moving forward.
“Options are being scoped out at this point. The Prime Minister has been very accessible. I reach out often, and he makes himself available on short notice. We very much appreciated his government's engagement with China,” he said.
“As always, we want it to be as high a priority as possible from the Saskatchewan and canola industries' perspective. I would point to the scope and the size of the canola industry versus the size of the EV industry.”
(Related story: https://www.sasktoday.ca/provincial-news/moe-to-lead-trade-mission-to-china-to-discuss-canola-tariffs-11109328)

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