When Covid-19 restrictions started to ease in Canada and the UK, I seized the opportunity to return to the UK to host a series of in person business meetings to discuss export business opportunities for UK companies looking to expand into the North American market.

As the UK grapples with the impact of the pandemic and Brexit, UK companies are now looking further afield to build new international trade agreements and Canada is becoming an increasingly interesting prospect.

If you’re planning a business trip to North America, whether that’s New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington or Detroit, have you considered a short flight, or drive in some cases, across the border to the cosmopolitan city of Toronto?

Nestled on the shores of Lake Ontario, with its beach Harbourfront, Toronto incorporates the benefits of big city culture with a distinctly relaxed Canadian feel. Due to the varied mix of nationalities, the city boasts excellent world cuisine with contemporary, luxury and boutique-style hotels and restaurants across the city centre, many with rooftop bars looking out over the impressive skyline,