This report examines how Canada’s automotive manufacturing sector depends on the U.S. market, analyzing trade exposure, tariff compliance, investment disruption, and workforce impacts following the 2025 U.S. tariff actions and shifting North American trade conditions.
It is part of the TRADE Auto Canada Project (Trade, Resilience, and Adaptation to Disruption in Employment in Canada’s Automotive Manufacturing Sector), a research initiative led by the Canadian Skills Training and Employment Coalition (CSTEC) with the Automotive Policy Research Centre (APRC), funded by the Future Skills Centre (FSC). The project studies the combined impact of U.S. tariffs, shifting EV demand, and changing trade policy on the sector and its workforce. Through trade exposure analysis, labour market modelling, occupational forecasting, and stakeholder engagement, it aims to give policymakers, employers, labour organizations, and workforce development providers the data and tools to support employment stability, workforce transition, and long-term sector resilience.
Read the full report here: Tariff Exposure and Trade Dependence in Canada’s Automotive Manufacturing Sector
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