Trump's tariffs force Canada's lumber industry to switch to metric system

10th January 2026

Hundreds of thousands of Canadian forestry workers are hoping for quick government action to save their struggling industry.

Punishing U.S. tariffs have left the sector reeling. Industry advocates are now pushing the Carney government to move the industry to the metric system to help it compete.

As David Akin reports, while the move could help, it also comes with serious practical challenges.