There are two things. The drawback program is for export processors, who can be reimbursed for Canadian countertariffs when they export a finished product, such as an input that they imported from the United States. In our opinion, this program should be publicized more because many processors, particularly SMEs, are relatively unaware of it. It's also hard to access, in the sense that they have to provide a lot of documentation and the response times to requests from businesses can be long. That's number one.
The second program, the horizontal remission of retaliatory tariffs on American steel, was abolished last January. We are asking that these “horizontal”, meaning automatic, remissions be reinstated for all processors and manufacturers that use American steel. Right now, we're shooting ourselves in the foot with this measure.
