不列颠哥伦比亚省与英国

英国（U.K.）是许多全球性公司的总部所在地，其中包括 15 家《财富》全球 500 强公司的总部，并保持着不断发展和活跃的商业环境。英国拥有受过高等教育以及多元文化的人口，支持其在全球的许多经济联系。

贸易与投资亮点

《加拿大 – 英国贸易连续性协议》（加拿大-英国 TCA）促进了加拿大和英国之间稳定的经济关系和贸易活动。
2017 年加拿大-英国关于科学、技术和创新的谅解备忘录确立了指导双边科技合作的框架。一个联合科技合作委员会根据不断变化的优先事项审查谅解备忘录。
从地理位置上看，B.C. 省和英国的地理位置和时区互为补充，适合在这两个地区经营具有全球视界的公司。

英国概览

货币数字以美元为单位

外国投资者和 B.C. 省出口商的机会

航空航天

The U.K. is one of the world’s largest aerospace sectors and focuses on high value and high technology engineering, manufacturing and services. There are specific opportunities for B.C. companies to support this sector in engines, parts of aircraft and spacecraft and advanced systems such as fuel, mechanical, avionics, and electric power.

农业食品与农业技术

The United Kingdom is a net importer of agriculture and agri-food products. Key U.K. trends include plant-based foods, vegetarian/vegan alternatives and convenience foods. Additionally, e-commerce and online grocery shopping continues to rise in the United Kingdom. The U.K. is a priority market for wine and alcoholic beverages and are particularly receptive to Canadian and B.C. wines compared with other European markets. Opportunity for B.C. exporters exists in high-quality food products including functional foods, organic products, convenience foods, alternative proteins, and plant-based foods.

清洁技术

There are various areas of opportunity for B.C. clean tech companies to showcase their capabilities in the United Kingdom. Currently, the key opportunities lie in carbon capture utilization and storage, energy efficiency, energy storage, hydrogen and smart energy systems.

数字与互动媒体

The U.K. is recognized as a global leader in the creative industries. There is a strong gaming, VR/AR and animation cluster in London, U.K. with established connections to B.C. companies. There are opportunities for B.C. trade, innovation and investment attraction in gaming, animation/VFX, and VR/AR.

ICT

The U.K. tech industry is a key growth sector, growing at a faster rate than the U.K. economy and maintaining its lead as one of the world’s premier locations for tech of all kinds. With 30 technology clusters across the U.K., there are significant opportunities for B.C. in: AI, internet of things (IoT), fintech, enterprise software, e-commerce, cloud, cybersecurity and 5G. ICT opportunities continue to be available in vertical markets including Education, HR, VR/AR, Edge Computing and Retail (E-commerce) where there has been strong B.C. and Canadian capability and traction.

海洋

Opportunities exist in ocean technology, specifically technologies and services that support industries around the ocean including aquaculture, marine robotics/AUVs, and offshore oil and gas. There are collaboration opportunities between B.C. and the U.K. in shipbuilding and the low carbon propulsion field where B.C. companies lead in fuel cell, battery hybrid and modular plug-in solutions.

生命科学

The U.K. maintains a significant market for medical devices, Health IT and related technologies. Due to local talent shortages, firms consider expansion outside of the U.K. for talent, technology and market share. Canada is one of their main targets as a potential destination for expansion. Partnership opportunities exist in subsectors such as biopharmaceuticals, vaccine manufacturing, precision medicine and diagnostic technologies, digital health technologies, and medical devices.