Canada’s Ontario province has canceled a satellite high-speed internet service contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink worth $68.4 million (C$100 million) over U.S.-imposed tariffs on Canadian goods. 

Ontario signed the deal with Starlink last November, which would have provided internet access to more than 15,000 homes in the mostly rural province.

Ontario Minister of Energy and Mines Stephen Leece, who oversees broadband service in the province, announced the Starlink deal’s termination on Wednesday at a press conference.

“I can confirm that the premier has fulfilled his word, which is to cancel that contract because of the very reasons he cited in the past,” Mr. Lecce said. “We are standing up for Canada.”

He did not confirm if Ontario would incur any financial penalties for terminating the deal, or if the province was looking at any other internet providers to fill in gaps in connectivity.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to end the Starlink contract back in February following President Trump’s decision to slap a 25% tariff on most goods coming into the U.S. from Canada.

Mr. Ford delayed the cancellation after the Trump administration agreed to a 30-day tariff pause later that month.

Canadian and U.S. negotiators are currently working out a trade agreement that is expected to be finalized on Aug. 1, when Mr. Trump has promised to hit most Canadian goods not covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement with a 35% tariff.

• Vaughn Cockayne can be reached at vcockayne@washingtontimes.com.