EOWC Mobilizes Support Amid U.S. Tariff Threats
Eastern Ontario Data: Tariffs Put Billions of Eastern Ontario Exports at Risk
25% Tariffs Put Billions of Eastern Ontario Exports at Risk
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Billion/Year
Annual demand within Eastern Ontario for all goods and services (private)(2021)
Largest commercial and industrial demand sectors (in descending order): farms, residential building construction, petroleum and coal product manufacturing, resin, synthetic rubber and artificial and synthetic fibres and filament manufacturing, basic chemical manufacturing, motor vehicle manufacturing, motor vehicle parts manufacturing, plastic product manufacturing, and alumina and aluminum production and processing.
Billion/Year
Total exports from Eastern Ontario to other jurisdictions outside the region (public and private)(2021)
$22 billion of this total is transfers from other levels of government and/or local government.
Billion/Year
Total private sector exports from Eastern Ontario to other jurisdictions outside the region (commercial and industrial)(2021)
Largest export sectors (in descending order): resin, synthetic rubber and artificial and synthetic fibres and filaments manufacturing; other electrical equipment and component manufacturing; farms; basic chemical manufacturing; dairy product manufacturing; grain and oilseed milling; motor vehicle parts manufacturing; alumina and aluminum production and processing (all preceding sectors are over $1 billion/year in export value).
Top Commercial or Industrial Exports by Eastern Ontario Census Division (2021), by Dollar Volume
(at risk in the face of 25% tariffs)
| Jurisdiction | Top Export Sector | $ Value Top Export Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Haliburton | Residential building construction | $63,465,690 |
| Kawartha Lakes | Dairy product manufacturing | $154,833,089 |
| Northumberland | Basic chemical manufacturing | $1,740,927,393 |
| Peterborough | Grain and oilseed milling** | $496,953,307 |
| Hastings | Motor vehicle parts manufacturing | $1,039,614,332 |
| Prince Edward | Farms | $271,450,837 |
| Lennox and Addington | Rubber product manufacturing | $1,027,721,309 |
| Frontenac | Resin, synthetic rubber and fibres/filaments manufacturing | $4,079,336,835 |
| Lanark | Fabric mills | $194,037,944 |
| Leeds and Grenville | Other electrical equipment & component manufacturing | $1,075,196,526 |
| Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry | Dairy product manufacturing | $862,461,728 |
| Prescott-Russell | Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing | $738,925,086 |
| Renfrew | Scientific research and development services | $345,248,847 |
| Jurisdiction | 2nd Export Sector | $ Value 2nd Export Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Haliburton | Electrical power gen, trans. & distribution | $23,420,140 |
| Kawartha Lakes | Other transit & ground passenger trans. | $149,410,975 |
| Northumberland | Other electrical equipment & component manufacturing | $501,233,520 |
| Peterborough | Beverage manufacturing | $202,694,652 |
| Hastings | Converted paper product manufacturing | $684,619,670 |
| Prince Edward | Cement and concrete product manufacturing | $121,875,089 |
| Lennox and Addington | Farms | $128,066,099 |
| Frontenac | Alumina and aluminum production and processing | $1,008,221,708 |
| Lanark | Non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying | $183,657,503 |
| Leeds and Grenville | Resin, synthetic rubber and fibres/filaments manufacturing | $568,888,569 |
| Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry | Textile and fabric finishing and coating | $453,942,920 |
| Prescott-Russell | Petroleum and coal product manufacturing | $509,105,989 |
| Renfrew | Resin, synthetic rubber and fibres/filaments manufacturing | $275,963,373 |
| Jurisdiction | 3rd Export Sector | $ Value 3rd Export Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Haliburton | Motor vehicle manufacturing | $18,313,335 |
| Kawartha Lakes | Farms* | $129,450,677 |
| Northumberland | Grain and oilseed milling | $395,485,179 |
| Peterborough | Other general purpose machinery manufacturing | $198,470,652 |
| Hastings | Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing^^^ | $568,283,044 |
| Prince Edward | Beverage manufacturing | $62,370,777 |
| Lennox and Addington | Railroad rolling stock manufacturing | $118,285,776 |
| Frontenac | Residential building construction | $127,662,453 |
| Lanark | Farms | $175,657,983 |
| Leeds and Grenville | Grain and oilseed milling^ | $370,303,885 |
| Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry | Farms^^ | $399,878,160 |
| Prescott-Russell | Farms | $378,962,333 |
| Renfrew | Electrical power gen, trans &distrtribution*** | $197,446,611 |
Agricultural Exports
Transportation-Related Exports
Resins, Synthetic Fibres, Rubber, Fibres/filaments Exports; includes Rubber Products Exports
Residential Building Construction Exports
Other Electrical Equipment & Component Manufacturing Exports and Electrical Power Generation Transmission and Distribution
*other miscellaneous manufacturing is virtually tied with Farms for third position
** Farms is in tenth spot at $145,266,609/year (2021)
*** Aerospace product and parts manufacturing is #7 on Renfrew’s list at $192,087,853/year; veneer, plywood andengineered wood products manufacturing is #12 on Renfrew’s list at $165,154,902/year (2021)
^ Farms is #6 and represents $297,529,252 in exports/year in Leeds and Grenville (2021). Pharmaceutical and medicinemanufacturing is #7 at $273,462,807.
^^ Pesticide, fertilizer and other agricultural chemical manufacturing is #7 on UCPR’s export list at $169,984,717. Dairyproduct manufacturing is #10 at $110,318,490.
^^^ Dairy product manufacturing is #5 on Hastings’ export list at $433,814,881 with petroleum and coal productmanufacturing at #6 at $330,941,520 and grain and oilseed milling at #8 at $306,412,291.
# Other general purpose machinery manufacturing is #6 at $110,218,723 with electrical power generation,transmission and distribution in 7th place at $106,651,233.
Eastern Ontario Exports at Risk
| Sector | $ Value/Sales | Jobs (Estimate; Direct Jobs Only) | # of CDs with this in ‘top 3’ export sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, dairy product manufacturing, grain and oilseed milling, farms | $8,235,503,277 | 12,308 | 11 |
| Resins, synthetic fibres, rubber and fibres/filaments manufacturing, rubber product manufacturing | $5,951,910,086 | 4,114 | 5 |
| Motor vehicle parts manufacturing, other transit and ground passenger transportation, railway rolling stock | $2,670,323,318 | 1,021 | 5 |
| Electrical power generation, transportation and distribution, other electrical equipment & component manufacturing | $2,365,579,841 | 3,580 | 4 |
| Alumina and aluminum production and processing, iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing | $1,747,146,794 | 4,713 | 2 |
EOWC Support of Canadian and Ontario Governments’ Negotiations with the United States Government on Trade Tariffs
On February 10, 2025, the EOWC held a special meeting to pass the resolution: EOWC Support of Canadian and Ontario Governments’ Negotiations with the United States Government on Trade Tariffs.
We stand together with our governments partners and support the measures they have put in-place.
To support municipalities as part of the Team Canada approach, the EOWC recommends that our Federal and Ontario government partners:
- Continue to ensure municipal governments are part of the coordinated approach and leverage local expertise and relationships
- Invest in infrastructure and housing to stimulate and stabilize Canada’s economy and create jobs
- Eliminate trade and legislative barriers to ensure municipalities can buy local
- Remove any impediments to ensure municipalities can give preference to Canadian companies in capital projects and for other supplies
EOWC Outreach: Call for Strengthening U.S. – Canada Partnership to Keep Our Economies Thriving
Unites States and Cross-Border Organizations
- EOWC Letter to the New York Association of Counties
- EOWC Letter to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
- EOWC Letter to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers
Ontario Chamber of Commerce
The EOWC’s 2025 Ontario Election Recommendations to Party Leaders and Candidates
EOWC in the Media
- Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus Call for Strengthening United States – Canada Partnership to Keep Our Economies Thriving
- Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus discussing alliance with New York municipalities amid tariff threat
- Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus united in the face of tariffs threat | PTBO Today
- EOWC Pivots to Address American Tariff Threats – Today’s Northumberland – Your Source For What’s Happening Locally and Beyond
- Local municipalities call for united front with N.Y. as tariff threat looms | CBC News
- Support for the ‘Buy Canadian, Buy Local’ wave : Prince Edward County News countylive.ca
- Kawartha Lakes advocates for economic stability, rural transportation, cultural funding — Lindsay Advocate
- SDG reaches out to New York State neighbours
- Ottawa, eastern Ontario bracing for tariffs with Trump returning to presidency Monday
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities – Local impacts and challenges related to U.S. tariffs