OTTAWA — Canada’s counter-tariffs on U.S. goods have spurred a fresh flood of retaliatory measures from the White House, but retail experts say there will likely be a lag before shoppers see price increases on store shelves.
Although higher prices are expected on a range of products imported from the United States, Matt Poirier with the Retail Council of Canada says it will take time for stores to work through existing inventory and begin stocking newly tariffed goods.
“There’s an inventory that’s just been juiced up, so it’s going to take time for that inventory at those prices to go through,” said Poirier, the industry group’s vice-president of federal
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