Business Impact of Tariffs and Trade Barriers in Q1 2026

First quarter 2026 survey data from Statistics Canada measures the level of impact tariffs or trade barriers had on businesses over the preceding 12 months. The dataset is categorized by industry (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, activity, and majority ownership. It was published by Statistics Canada on March 4, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the correlation between NAICS code and reported impact level of trade barriers.
• Compare the reported impact level across different business employment size categories.
• Assess how the impact level varies by type of business and majority ownership status.
• Model the relationship between business activity and perceived tariff impact.

Strengths

• Data is recent, published in the first quarter of 2026.
• Provides multi-dimensional breakdowns including NAICS, size, and ownership.

Limitations

• Specific sample size (row count) and geographic coverage within Canada are unknown.
• Survey results may be subjective, based on business perceptions.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

Business survey.

Time Range

Impact assessed over the 12 months preceding Q1 2026.

Freshness

Quarterly survey; data is for Q1 2026 and published in March 2026.

Geography

Canada (implied from source).