Canadian officials announced retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. as the steel and aluminum tariffs take effect. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports on what Canadians facing job cuts saying about the emerging trade war.

The geoduck export market to China is worth roughly $50 million and 95 per cent of B.C.'s harvest goes to Chinese buyers, according to data from the B.C. Seafood Alliance.

China announced a 25% tariff on Canadian seafood products, set to take effect on March 20. The list of affected products includes lobster, snow crab, shrimp, sea cucumber, whelk, and prawns. This move comes as a direct response to Canada’s imposition of a 100% surtax on Chinese electric vehicles and a 25% surtax on steel

Canada's new tariffs are in addition to its 25% counter tariffs on $30 billion Canadian of imports from the US that were put in place on 4 March in response to other Trump import taxes that he’s partially delayed by a month.

Canada will impose 25% tariffs on more than $20 billion worth of U.S. goods in retaliation for the Trump administration's steel and aluminum duties.

The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Thursday as oil prices fell and the latest escalation of the trade war between the United States and other countries, including Canada, weighed on investor sentiment.

Canada announced $21 billion in new tariffs against the U.S. on Wednesday, escalating the trade war between the two countries.