Trade Agreements: Canada
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for free trade discussions with Canada.
Answered by Chris Bryant
Canada is a close ally and valued partner of the UK, with trade underpinned by our existing trade agreement worth around £28 billion in 2024.
As agreed between our Prime Ministers at the G7, the UK and Canada have established a new Working Group to deepen the bilateral trading relationship further. This includes seeking to address existing market access barriers affecting bilateral UK-Canada trade and expanding existing arrangements.
The working group will begin meeting in the months ahead and report back to both Prime Ministers in December.
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