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One of the most unheralded stories of last year was the increase in Canadian exports to the United Kingdom, to the point Britain has become this country’s second-largest export market, overtaking China.

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In the first 11 months of 2025, exports to the U.K. hit $42.5 billion, compared to $31 billion to China. That is a nearly 60 per cent increase, in large measure because of a surge in gold shipments (Canada is a producer; Britain a global hub) but there were solid rises in agrifood, clean tech and aircraft.

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This is clearly important at a time when reports are emerging from Washington that President Donald Trump is privately musing on withdrawing from the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico that is up for renewal this year.

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