The federal government is limiting how many vehicles Stellantis and GM can import tariff-free after both companies cut back on their Canadian operations.

Federal officials said Canada is limiting how many US-assembled vehicles can be imported without facing retaliatory tariffs.

They said the measures come into place immediately.

In April, the government imposed retaliatory tariffs on certain US goods, but carved out exemptions for some automakers to bring specific numbers of vehicles into the country, known as remission quota.

Ottawa says accessing this tariff-free quota came with terms requiring each company to maintain Canadian jobs and investment, and both companies have announced cuts in recent weeks.

Ottawa is reducing the remission quota for General Motors by 24 per cent, and

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