Tariff loophole fuelling Canadian warehouse sector

Published: 26 June 2025

Tariffs drive up prices for businesses, but some companies are finding a creative loophole to avoid some US tariffs. When a company imports a tariffed good, it pays a tariff. But it doesn’t pay a...

Tariffs are remaking global supply chains in real time

Published: 28 May 2025

The imposition of tariffs on an ever changing array of products is disrupting global supply chains. Businesses are scrambling to reroute shipments to avoid the hefty fees they could incur as...

Saibal Ray and Anna Kim earn prestigious university awards

Published: 9 May 2025

Two researchers at Desautels were among the academics recognized by McGill with prestigious internal awards for their outstanding scholarship and research excellence. Associate Professor Anna Kim...

McGill Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at Faculty Awards

Published: 16 April 2025

The McGill Desautels Faculty of Management acknowledges the vital contributions of research, teaching, service, and public engagement in inspiring future leaders. Through our annual Faculty Awards,...

Tarifflation is already driving up consumer electronics prices

Published: 12 March 2025

Tariffs impose costs on businesses who import goods, and when businessese pass those costs along to consumers, prices go up. This phenomenon is colloquially known as tarifflation, and in this...

Common household goods could be among those most affected by US tariffs

Published: 12 March 2025

With the spectre of sweeping tariffs sending ripples through Canada’s economy, the prices of some goods will be much more affected than others. Cheaper household goods like shampoo and toiletries...

US steel and aluminum tariffs will hurt aluminum-dependant towns in Quebec

Published: 21 February 2025

Imposing a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum could disrupt supply chains and drive up prices for everything from auto parts to canned goods. But for some towns in Quebec, the impact could be even...

US steel and aluminum tariffs could stifle investment in Quebec aluminum sector

Published: 21 February 2025

Aluminum-producing towns in Quebec are bracing for the impact of new US tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum. Quebec accounts for about 90 per cent of Canada’s aluminum production, and the tariffs...

US tariffs to hit natural resource-producing communities hard

Published: 6 February 2025

US tariffs will hit the Canadian economy hard, but individual industries will experience unique effects. In the case of aluminum production, much of Canada’s 3.2 million metric tons of aluminum...

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