Virtual Live Briefing with Robert Tinline, British High Commissioner to Canada
Join us for a live virtual briefing on the outlook and future of UK–Canada relations.
At a time when both Canada and the UK are navigating shifting global markets, advancing innovation, and working toward sustainable economic growth, the importance of bilateral trade and investment has never been greater. With the UK being one of Canada’s largest trading partners in Europe, and Canada a key partner for the UK in North America, opportunities exist to deepen collaboration across industries, from clean energy and advanced manufacturing to technology, finance, and education.
We are delighted to welcome Robert Tinline, British High Commissioner to Canada, who will share insights on the opportunities and challenges to economic growth, trade, and investment — and where cross-sector collaboration can strengthen and enhance business partnerships between Canada and the UK.
By attending you will:
- Hear directly from the UK’s top representative in Canada about the opportunities and challenges shaping Canada–UK economic relations.
- Gain perspectives relevant to the public sector, businesses, higher education, and not-for-profits looking to expand globally.
- Identify practical pathways to enhance partnerships, trade, and investment between Canada and the UK.
Speaker
Rob Tinline has been British High Commissioner to Canada since February 2025. He represents the British Government in Canada and oversees the High Commission in Ottawa and Consulates in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary.
He is a career diplomat. Prior to arriving in Canada, he was Director Americas at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office from May 2022 to January 2025, advising on policy and overseeing the UK diplomatic network across the region. Before that he worked on the response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, having been Director for COVID-19 from 2020 to 2022 and Chief of the Assessments Staff for the Joint Intelligence Committee from 2017 to 2019. He was the founding head of the UK Government Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre. His overseas postings have included to British Embassies in Bogota and Madrid, to the UK Mission to the UN in New York, as Head of the Multinational Provincial Reconstruction Team in Basra, and as Deputy Head of Mission at the (then) UK Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels.
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