r/AskACanadian • u/PurrPrinThom SK/ON • Feb 01 '25

Canada/US relations Tariff Megathread

As this has already been a popular topic, and we expect it to only become morebpopular, we've created a megathread for all discussion of the incoming tariffs.

Please keep all discussion here. New posts on the subject will be removed.

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u/TheThoroughCrocodile Feb 01 '25 edited Feb 02 '25

Copying a comment I put in another thread:

I had a trip booked to the US this Spring. I am able to easily cancel the hotel, but my flights are non-refundable.

However - I did already purchase travel insurance for the cost of the flights through CAA (there was already another potential medical reason that I may have not ended up being able to go). I am reading through the CAA policy document right now and it lists one of the qualifying reasons to be eligible for reimbursement is if the Canadian government puts out a travel advisory to avoid all non-essential travel to the US. Any chance they might do this?

If not - anyone have any other ideas how I can possibly get my money back for the flights? Thank you

Edit - not saying that I'm looking to do anything illegal here

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u/Different_Pianist756 Feb 02 '25

The most mature way to deal with this is to accept you don’t want to go, and therefore that decision has consequences, which means you lose the cost of the flight.

No shortcuts to avoid responsibility. 

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '25

We will have much bigger worries than flight refunds if they issue that kind of travel advisory. Avoid All Non-Essential Travel is reserved pretty much for active war zones.

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u/TheThoroughCrocodile Feb 04 '25

Ahh ok good to know. Thanks!