The U.S. and Canada will delay the enforcement of tariffs the two countries issued against each other this weekend by one month, President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday.
After what Trudeau called “a good call with President Trump,” the Canadian leader said in a post on social media platform X that the country will coordinate with the U.S. to reinforce their shared border to target the flow of fentanyl. Trump issued a similar announcement on social media platform Truth Social.
Canada is deploying nearly 10,000 frontline personnel to strengthen border security as part of a $1.3 billion plan, per Trudeau. The country will also appoint a “Fentanyl Czar” and launch a joint strike force with the U.S. to fight organized crime, drug trafficking and money laundering. Trudeau also said he would sign a new intelligence directive related to combat organized crime and fentanyl distribution and back it with $200 million.
As a result of the agreements, both the U.S. and Canada will pause the enforcement of tariffs the two countries planned to enact Tuesday for at least 30 days, Trudeau said.
The pause mirrors a similar action taken by the U.S. in respect to tariffs Trump ordered on Mexico over the weekend. Earlier today, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said the two countries came to a series of agreements related to protecting their shared border and preventing drug and arms trafficking, delaying the tariffs until March.
“Our teams will begin working today on two fronts: security and trade,” Sheinbaum said in Spanish in a post on social media platform X.
