{"version":"1","article":{"id":"canada-tariff-support-measures-small-business-2026","slug":"canada-tariff-support-measures-small-business-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/canada-tariff-support-measures-small-business-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-tariff-support-measures-small-business-2026?lang=en","title":"Canada expands support package for firms affected by U.S. tariffs","summary":"The C$7.5 billion package includes regional aid, C$500 million in liquidity and a C$2 billion diversification fund.","category":"fiscal","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:38+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:38+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-03","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada","url":"https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2026/09/minister-valdez-highlights-substantive-support-for-workers-and-businesses-in-response-to-us-tariffs.html","publishedAt":"2026-09-03","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/canada-tariff-support-measures-small-business-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-tariff-support-measures-small-business-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/canada-tariff-support-measures-small-business-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-tariff-support-measures-small-business-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/canada-tariff-support-measures-small-business-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-tariff-support-measures-small-business-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/canada-tariff-support-measures-small-business-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-tariff-support-measures-small-business-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/canada-tariff-support-measures-small-business-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-tariff-support-measures-small-business-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Canada’s Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism, Rechie Valdez, outlined measures on September 3 to support workers and companies affected by U.S. tariffs. The federal government described the measures as part of a C$7.5-billion package of new and enhanced supports.","The package includes an additional C$1.5 billion for the Regional Tariff Response Initiative, a new C$500-million liquidity stream under the Business Development Bank of Canada’s Pivot to Grow programme and a C$2-billion Canada Strong Diversification Fund. Canada also lowered the minimum revenue requirement for tariff-affected firms applying to BDC programmes to C$1 million. The announcement does not guarantee individual allocations or quantify the effect of tariffs on each firm."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The C$7.5 billion package includes regional aid, C$500 million in liquidity and a C$2 billion diversification fund.\n\nCanada’s Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism, Rechie Valdez, outlined measures on September 3 to support workers and companies affected by U.S. tariffs. The federal government described the measures as part of a C$7.5-billion package of new and enhanced supports.\n\nThe package includes an additional C$1.5 billion for the Regional Tariff Response Initiative, a new C$500-million liquidity stream under the Business Development Bank of Canada’s Pivot to Grow programme and a C$2-billion Canada Strong Diversification Fund. Canada also lowered the minimum revenue requirement for tariff-affected firms applying to BDC programmes to C$1 million. The announcement does not guarantee individual allocations or quantify the effect of tariffs on each firm.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"fiscal","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/fiscal-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic public finance illustration with a civic building, balanced scale and closed books.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"fiscal","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/fiscal-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic public finance illustration with a civic building, balanced scale and closed books.","language":"en"}}}