The finance ministry mentioned in a press release it was launching a 30-day public session interval on the potential surtax. It ran the same train earlier than the primary tariff announcement.
“Canadian staff, the auto sector, and associated vital manufacturing provide chains at the moment face unfair competitors from Chinese language producers, who profit from China’s intentional, state-directed coverage of overcapacity,” it mentioned.
The Chinese language embassy in Ottawa was not instantly accessible for remark.
China, which deplored the tariffs unveiled in August, introduced on Monday the beginning of a one-year anti-dumping investigation into imports of rapeseed from Canada.
(By David Ljunggren; Enhancing by William Maclean)