‘Can’t Just Flip a Switch’: Rerouting Supply Chains Amid Tariffs Poses Major Hurdles

Honda employees work along the vehicle assembly line before an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, Ont., on April 25, 2024. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

The notion that Canadian companies can simply switch supply chains in response to American tariffs is a fantasy, experts say.

With 25 percent duties levied on some Canadian goods and the possibility of more tariffs to come, businesses north of the border are looking elsewhere to source their material and sell their products.