Exposure to tariffs in Canada

Researchers at the School of Cities, a center at the University of Toronto, are studying the impact of U.S. tariffs in Canada.

Since May 2025, Tara Vinodrai and Karen Chapple have led a team of researchers at the School of Cities to develop interactive mapping and visualization tools that measure and explore the potential impacts of tariffs on jobs and businesses across Canadian cities and communities at the neighbourhood and city level. Our tools illustrate the highly localized and uneven potential impacts of U.S. tariffs reflecting Canada’s underlying urban, regional and sectoral specializations.

An interactive map shows potential exposure. The above shows estimates as of the end of September 2026, which have high uncertainty, because they are dependent on the variable choices of the U.S. president.