Canada’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country’s oil rich province of Alberta are confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Canada and Mexico on Feb.

As the President wields the threat of import duties, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said the country is working to avoid tariffs, but is also 'working on retaliation.'

LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly stepped out of a cabinet meeting in Montebello, Que. to deliver a statement to reassure Canadians after the newly installed U.S. president signed a stack of unrelated executive orders Monday evening.

Canada’s foreign minister is warning Americans they will be paying a “Trump tariff tax” if President-elect Donald Trump follows through with a threat of imposing a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will head to Washington next week as part of her government’s efforts to press the incoming Trump administration not to impose damaging tariffs on Canada.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will head to Washington next week as part of her government's efforts to press the incoming Trump administration not to impose damaging tariffs on Canada. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico when he is inaugurated later this month.

Many U.S. lawmakers are unaware of the risk Donald Trump ’s threatened tariffs pose to Canada, to the American economy and to two-way trade, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says after a visit to Washington aimed at stopping a trade war.

And Americans will discover Trump’s tariff tax,” Joly said after meeting with U.S. senators in Washington. Trump has threatened to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on Canada as well as on Mexico.

And Americans will discover Trump's tariff tax,” Joly said after meeting with U.S. senators in Washington. Trump has threatened to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on Canada as well as on Mexico.

And Americans will discover Trump's tariff tax,” Joly said after meeting with U.S. senators in Washington. Trump has threatened to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on Canada as well as on Mexico and ...

Canadian leaders expressed relief on Monday that broad tariffs were not applied to Canadian products on the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency and that he did not mention America’s major trading partner during his inaugural speech. Mr Trump had threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and other trading partners.

Canadian ministers announced readiness to retaliate if US President Trump's proposed 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect on February 1, emphasizing that such tariffs would harm both countries' economies and disrupt supply chains.