Canada Unveils Measures to Thwart Dumping of Steel Products

The nation will slap 25% tariffs on certain products when quotas are exceeded

OTTAWA—Canada on Thursday unveiled new quotas and tariffs aimed at thwarting the dumping of certain steel products, and convincing the Trump administration that it will not be used as a backdoor for steel from China and other low-cost producers to enter the U.S.

The goal of the so-called safeguard measures is to prevent cheap steel imports from entering Canadian markets and displacing domestically-produced steel products. Canada’s steel industry has complained in recent months that U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, imposed...