Industry Minister Joly indicates crackdown on steel dumping into Canada coming in next few days

Industry Minister Joly indicates crackdown on steel dumping into Canada coming in next few days

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly greets workers as she tours the ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada June 6, 2025.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is indicating that a crackdown on dumping of cheap foreign steel into Canada is coming soon– a move that will help cushion the blow for Canada’s big three steel producers that are grappling with U.S President Donald’s Trump’s 50-per-cent tariffs.

Algoma Steel Group Inc. chief executive Michael Garcia has argued on multiple occasions that mills from China, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, the Middle East and Turkey regularly dump steel into Canada and make it nearly impossible for the company to compete in its home mark