OTTAWA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister of United Kingdom Theresa May will visit Canada next week, the Canadian Prime Minister Office said on Wednesday.
During the visit scheduled for Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with May to further deepen the strong and historic bonds between the two countries, the office said in an announcement.
The two leaders will also discuss issues of mutual interest, including innovation, security, climate change, the importance of trade, and advancing gender equality, it said.
On Tuesday, CBC reported that Canada and Britain are stepping up pressure on Boeing to resolve dispute over Bombardier.
May is reportedly lending her government's support to Canada in a bid to resolve a potentially damaging trade dispute initiated by U.S. aerospace giant Boeing against Montreal-based rival Bombardier.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland Tuesday said the two countries were working together on the file to protect jobs in both countries.
"We have indeed been working closely with our British allies on this issue. They have a strong interest in Bombardier and I think it absolutely makes sense for us to work in close partnership, and that's exactly what we've been doing," Freeland said.
Bombardier is the largest manufacturing employer in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Canada's Ambassador to Washington, David MacNaughton, said the May government volunteered to help resolve the trade complaint now being investigated by the U.S. Commerce Department.
Boeing asked the U.S. Commerce Department in April to investigate whether Bombardier is dumping planes into the U.S. market, alleging government subsidies to the company allowed it to close a deal for 75 C-series passenger jets with Delta Airlines at a cut-rate price.
Tourism is a key industry for both countries, with 850,000 British visitors to Canada in 2016, making it the largest source of non-U.S. tourists to Canada, and 1.2 million Canadian visitors to Britain, making it the leading European destination for Canadians.
The trade volume between the two countries totalled over 25.3 billion Canadian dollars (1 Canadian dollar is about 0.81 U.S. dollar) in 2016, with Canadian exports being over 17 billion Canadian dollar, making Britain Canada's fifth-largest merchandise trade partner.