Canadian provinces to see bond spreads widen

Doug Ford, Ontario's premier (left) and Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, during a news conference at the First Ministers' Meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Jan. 15, 2025. — Bloomberg

OTTAWA: Canadian provinces are set to see their relative borrowing costs rise as US tariffs on goods from the country threaten to throttle economic growth.

Shrinking trade will hurt provincial tax revenues and raise borrowing needs, said Dominique Lapointe, director of macro strategy at Manulife Investment Management.