Canada took in $6.3 billion in import duties in 2024-25. That was about 1.2 cents of each dollar Ottawa took in. These are taxes paid at the border.

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What this covers

Place: Canada (federal)
Time covered: Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025

Tax revenue is not a measure of lost output or each family's cost. The year ended on March 31, 2025.

Department of Finance Canada · 2025

Where to look: Table 4, Revenues: customs import duties $6,264 million; total revenues $510,951 million

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What this does not show: Tax revenue is not a measure of lost output or each family's cost. The year ended on March 31, 2025.

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