Some Indigenous businesses halt exports to U.S. despite long-standing free-trade ties – Soo Today
Sep 01, 2025
Trump announced last month his government was going to suspend duty-free de minimus imports from all countries
OTTAWA — Some small Indigenous businesses are halting shipments to the U.S. in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime, even though trade ties exist that predate the founding of both Canada and the United States.
“There needs to be a resolution to allow Indigenous Peoples to continue to undergo the trade routes that they have established and practised, and the treaties that have been signed in the past have suggested that these would be honoured,” said Matthew Foss, who serves as the vice president of research and public policy at the Canadian Council for Indigenous Businesses.
