The move is seen as a sign of goodwill from Ottawa as it tries to reset its trading relationship with the U.S.

Canada will remove many retaliatory import tariffs on U.S. goods and intensify talks with the United States on striking a new trade and security relationship, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday.

Carney said Canada will lift its tariffs on U.S. goods that comply with a North American free trade pact, but keep tariffs on U.S. steel, aluminum and autos.