Why Trump’s new tariffs pose a significant threat to 250,000 Toronto jobs - Toronto Star

An updated U of T tool reveals Trump's new tariffs have the potential to impact almost 250,000 Toronto jobs.

Major dairy processors in the Toronto area represent some of the region’s largest food industry employers.

There are few cows in Toronto, but U.S. dairy tariffs pose a significant threat to jobs at local milk-product processors, according to an updated University of Toronto tariff-tracking tool.

Researchers updating a map from last October tracking U.S. tariff impacts on Canadian cities, released a major refresh on Wednesday that reveals the potentially crushing impacts of Trump’s new 50-per-cent levies on a host of Canadian imports.

The Trump tariffs that took effect Aug. 22, hitting dairy, alcohol, auto parts and more, widened the vulnerability of the Toronto regional census area to 10 per cent of all employees, including people working for dairy processors and local breweries that export to the U.S., according to new research.

The U.S. president made the announcement Tuesday, hours after Canadian counter-tariffs on American imports came into effect.