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TORONTO (AP) 鈥� Ontario’s premier, the leader of Canada鈥檚 most populous province, announced that effective Monday his province is charging 25% more for electricity to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war.

Ontario provides electricity to Minnesota, New York and Michigan.

鈥淧resident Trump鈥檚 tariffs are a disaster for the U.S. economy. They鈥檙e making life more expensive for American families and businesses,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a statement. 鈥淯ntil the threat of tariffs is gone for good, Ontario won鈥檛 back down. We鈥檒l stand strong, use every tool in our toolkit and do whatever it takes to protect Ontario.鈥�

Ford has said Ontario鈥檚 tariff would remain in place despite the one-month reprieve from Trump, noting a one month pause means nothing but more uncertainty.

Ford’s office said the new market rules require any generator selling electricity to the U.S. to add a 25% surcharge to the U.S. Ontario’s government expects it to generate revenue of $300,000 Canadian (US$208,000) to $400,000 Canadian (US$277,000) per day, 鈥渨hich will be used to support Ontario workers, families and businesses.鈥�

The new surcharge is in addition to the federal government’s initial $30 billion Canadian (US$21 billion) worth of retaliatory tariffs have been applied on items like American orange juice, peanut butter, coffee, appliances, footwear, cosmetics, motorcycles and certain pulp and paper products.

Trump launched a new trade war last week by imposing tariffs against Washington鈥檚 three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin.

Trump later said he has postponed 25% tariffs on many goods from Canada and Mexico for a month, amid widespread fears of a broader trade war.