Hyderabad, Feb. 2 -- Canada has hit back strongly against US President Donald Trump's tariff hikes stating it will levy 25 per cent tariffs on select American goods, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday.

The Canadian prime minister said to the press, "Canada will be responding to the US trade action with 25 per cent tariffs against Can$155 billion (USD 106 billion) worth of American goods."

"We're certainly not looking to escalate. But we will stand up for Canada, for Canadians, for Canadian jobs," Trudeau said.

Trudeau informed that the first round of tariffs will be enforced from Tuesday targeting Can$30 billion worth of US goods, followed by further tariffs on Can$125 billion worth of products in the next three weeks.

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