Canada is ready to respond to tariffs from its top trade partner the United States on Monday if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose them, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Friday.

But economic, political and technological changes have left Canada with few ways to handle trade restrictions now.

Canadian officials are preparing retaliatory measures if the new U.S. administration imposes tariffs on Canadian imports.

When President-elect Donald Trump recently floated the idea of annexing Canada, a key reason he gave was a claim that the United States was “losing $200 billion a year” to its northern neighbor.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suggested that President-elect Donald Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming America’s “51st state” is distracting the public from the harm that steep tariffs would have on U.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadians are "very, very proud of being Canadian".

Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on all Canadian products unless Canada curbs what he claims is a flow of migrants and drugs into the U.S.

The United States could invade and occupy Canada easily enough, but it would have little to gain by doing so.

Alberta residents seem to be the most open to the idea of Canada joining the United States, something Donald Trump has repeatedly floated.

Canada’s survival faces challenges not only from the U.S., but from within: fraying internal alliances and elite detachment from economic and demographic realities.

Where President-elect Trump sees a rivalry, Canada sees a potential friend. America’s neighbor to the north this week is floating an energy and minerals partnership with the U.S., Canadian Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson told The Hill on Tuesday.

As US President-elect Donald Trump hints he wants to make Canada the 51st state, social media users shared a screenshot from a government website to claim the United States already owns its northern neighbor.