Dear Members & Friends of the Chamber

Member News: this edition we include articles from: S&P Global (on AI); OpenText (on the future of analytics); TD Securities (on cyber); RBC (on online investing globally); AtkinsRéalis and Hatch (on performance); Norton Rose Fulbright (being a most admired law firm) & McCarthy Tetrault (on the vision for the firm).

Event News: last week we held our 2nd Annual Life Sciences half day event, this time at Canada House in London, discussing 'Real-World Evidence & Big Data in Healthcare'. Many thanks to our event speakers, moderators and to our sponsors, partners and supporters: The High Commission of Canada, DAC Beachcroft, Invest Alberta, AxialBridge and King’s College London.

Our recent Annual Christmas Lunch at Saddlers' Hall with keynote speaker Tim Richards, CEO & Founder of Vue International included his review of Hollywood during Covid times and since, and it was great to see so many members and friends ahead of the festive period. For photos of these recent events, scroll down the Past Events section of the e-newsletter. Earlier in November we hosted a DEI breakfast on 'Creating safe & inclusive work environments' sponsored by Teck; Gowling WLG; TD Securities; Scotiabank and Diversio.

Our 2025 event programme is coming together and we will shortly be promoting a Member Engagement night on 16 January at the Blue Orchid Tower Suite Hotel, EC3N 1JY in London -all are welcome. Meet and hear from some of our latest member reps representing ACT Legal; Amplify Best; BabelBond Ltd; Cisilion; Diversio; Fasken Martineau; Khiliad Software; Konrad Consulting and Warn & Co.

New Travel Requirements for Canadian Visitors to the UK: starting 8 Jan Canadian travellers visiting or transiting through the UK will need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) prior to their trip. For more details: https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/united-kingdom#entryexit

Trade Agreement News: just yesterday the UK acceded to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and is the first non-founding country to join. The UK will be the pact's second biggest economy after Japan and the value of the CPTPP is now around £11 trillion (13% of the world's income). Under the Agreement UK traders will be able to trade with Australia (from 24 Dec); Brunei; Chile; Japan; Malaysia; New Zealand; Peru; Singapore and Vietnam. Canada and Mexico have not yet ratified the UK’s accession, so UK businesses will not be able to trade under CPTPP until they do so, though the UK and Canada do have an existing Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement preserving preferential market access for both Canadian and UK businesses.

We wish you a wonderful festive break and look forward to seeing you in the New Year!

Izzy, Cathrine, Charlie, Wanda & Nigel
Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce

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