Canada approves latest Gulfstream business jets after Trump tariff threat

By Canadian Press on February 24, 2026.

MONTREAL — Federal regulators are giving the thumbs-up to Gulfstream G700 and G800 business jets in a move that comes weeks after new tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump over the planes’ status in Canada.

A Transport Canada database shows that it certified the American company’s latest private planes on Monday, roughly a week after green-lighting two older Gulfstream models.

Trump threatened last month to decertify and place tariffs on all Canadian-built planes unless the government approved Gulfstream business jets.

The go-ahead from Transport Canada comes despite de-icing concerns flagged by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, which granted the G700 and G800 conditional certification in 2024.

The FAA said Gulfstream, owned by General Dynamics, has until the end of this year to prove that the two plane types function “properly … where ice may form in the fuel system.”

Late last month, Trump singled out Bombardier Inc. in a threat to ground Canadian-made aircraft and slap them with a 50 per cent tariff, marking the latest escalation of trade tensions between the two countries.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 24, 2026.

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Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press