Businesses in northern Vermont are reporting that Canadians are cancelling planned trips to Vermont or saying they won't visit during the Trump administration.

Vermont officials weighed in Thursday on the potential impacts of President Trump’s on-again-off-again tariffs -- now extended to April 2nd.

Federal prosecutors allege those charged claimed a relative, usually a grandchild, needed money for bail after an arrest.

A group of 25 Canadian nationals have been charged in what the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont is referring to as a “grandparent scam” that allegedly defrauded older U.S. citizens across 41 states.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect at midnight Tuesday, prompting a retaliatory promise from Canada to impose tariff’s on $100 billion of American goods over the next few weeks.

Federal authorities say the defendants, who all hail from Quebec, defrauded victims in Vermont and over 40 other states out of more than $21 million.

Those in Vermont’s maple sugaring industry say they could be seriously impacted by new tariffs on Canada. While Vermont supplies a lot of the country with maple syrup, the U.S. also imports a lot from Canada.

Two dozen Canadian nationals were charged for their alleged roles in a scheme that targeted seniors by posing as relatives asking for emergency bail.

Canadian suspects are charged with bilking American elders of $21 million as part of a "grandparent scam," according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday.

Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) is co-sponsoring a bill to allow Americans to legally buy lower-cost Canadian drugs; Canadians have opposed similar bills.

Some local businesses in Vermont said they expect to begin seeing the effects of those tariffs immediately — for better or for worse.