Trump says US and Canada reached trade agreement after tariff pause
Donald Trump said the United States and Canada reached a trade agreement that would remove tariffs for US farmers and businesses exporting to Canada, following an earlier three-day pause in a threatened tariff increase.
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- Donald Trump said the United States and Canada reached a trade agreement that would remove tariffs for US farmers and businesses exporting to Canada, following an earlier three-day pause in a threatened tariff increase.
The United States and Canada have reached a trade agreement after a short pause in a threatened tariff increase, according to an announcement by US President Donald Trump reported on August 19, 2026.
Trump said the agreement would leave US farmers and businesses exporting to Canada without tariffs. The available source record did not include a Canadian government statement or the full legal text, so the scope, implementation timetable and any reciprocal commitments remain to be confirmed.
The announcement is a new step beyond the three-day pause reported earlier on August 19. That pause followed talks held before a threatened 50% US tariff increase affecting about $20 billion in goods was due to take effect, with final documents still pending at that stage.
