Trump Tariffs Tracker: Week of March 24

March 27, 2025

Every week during this tumultuous period, we conduct a survey of Canadians and Americans to explore their views on the economy and their finances.

Compared with last week, results remain fairly stable. Some of the key highlights of our survey…

TOP ISSUES IN CANADA

Canadians still cite U.S. tariffs, Trump, and economic aggression (32%) as the top issue, despite a 9-point drop since last week. Inflation comes second, with a fifth of respondents (21%) identifying it as Canada’s main problem.

ECONOMIC CONCERNS & CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

70% of Canadians have reduced their purchases of American products in stores, and 74% have increased their purchases of Canadian-made goods. Furthermore, 83% perceive recent price increases, an 8-point increase since the last measure. On the other hand, 73% of American respondents perceive price increases.

CANADA’S SOVEREIGNTY AND STATES JOINING CANADA AS PROVINCES

Only 9% of Canadians believe it is likely that Canada will become the 51st U.S. state. By contrast, 20% of Americans would like their state to join Canada and become a Canadian province, a proportion higher among respondents aged 18 to 34 (30%).

TRUMP’S ECONOMIC POLICIES

35% of Americans support tariffs on Canadian imports, but 29% believe that tariffs negatively impact the U.S. economy. Additionally, 68% are worried about rising grocery prices due to tariffs.

Methodology

This web survey on the economy was conducted from March 21 to 23, 2025, with 1,599 Canadians and 1,012 U.S. residents, 18 years of age or older, randomly recruited from LEO’s online panel.

A margin of error cannot be associated with a non-probability sample in a panel survey. For comparison purposes, a probability sample of this size yields a margin of error no greater than ±2.45%, (19 times out of 20) for the Canadian sample and ±3.08%, (19 times out of 20) for the American sample.

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