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.'

Top Canadian ministers announced on Monday that Canada was prepared to retaliate following US President Donald Trump's consideration of a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico starting February 1.Canadian foreign minister Mélanie Joly said that efforts were on to 'prevent tariffs,

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.

Toronto: Canadian leaders expressed relief on Monday that broad tariffs were not applied to Canadian products on the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency, but Trump later said he could impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canada and Mexico on February 1.

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.

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.

Canada's foreign minister warned Americans they will be paying a “Trump tariff tax” if President-elect Donald Trump follows through with a threat to impose a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods. Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said Friday that Canada is ready to retaliate and put maximum pressure on the United States.

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.

After US President Donald Trump declined to impose tariffs on his first day back in power, officials in the Canadian government expressed caution, saying the fight against US protectionism is far from over.

Amidst a flurry of executive orders President Trump promised he would sign on day one, he said the much-awaited tariffs would come in February.