Canada’s aviation regulator certified the remaining Gulfstream private jet models that United States President Donald Trump asked it to approve, a move which let the White House claim a win in its trade dispute with Canada.

The certification of Gulfstream’s GVIII-700 and GVIII-800 models, the largest business aircraft made by the unit of General Dynamics Corp. , were issued Monday by Transport Canada. Trump said Jan. 29 that Canada had “wrongfully, illegally” refused to certify certain jets made by Gulfstream. Unless the matter was fixed, he said, the U.S. would decertify

all aircraft made in Canada — targeting Bombardier Inc. directly — and levy a 50 per cent tariff against Canadian-made aircraft.

The other models mentioned by Trump, the GVII-G500 and the GVII-G600, were approved on Feb. 15.

“This is the Art of the Deal in real time,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post on X, saying Canada’s transport department “backed down” thanks to Trump’s negotiating skills.

— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 24, 2026 “This is a HUGE win for U.S. manufacturing and why an AMERICA FIRST President is exactly what our country needs,” he said.

Bombardier shares rose 3.4 per cent to $272.64 in Toronto on Tuesday.

“An easing of tariff risk may spur more deliveries for Bombardier, potentially raising 2026 revenue, profit and cash flow,” Bloomberg Intelligence analysts said in a note. “The likely boost comes after Bombardier previously offered weaker 2026 guidance, since over half its deliveries are typically to U.S. operators.”

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