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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2019-08-09</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001718512</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Gates Industrial Corp plc</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GTES</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001779290</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Omaha Aggregator (Cayman) L.P.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>345 PARK AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10154</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Ordinary Shares</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>64708</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Reflects securities held directly by Omaha Aggregator (Cayman) L.P.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The general partner of Omaha Aggregator (Cayman) L.P. is Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) VI L.P. The general partners of Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) VI L.P. are  BCP VI GP L.L.C. and Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) VI Ltd. Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is the sole member of BCP VI GP L.L.C. and the controlling shareholder of Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) VI Ltd. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is The Blackstone Group Inc. The sole holder of Class C common stock of The Blackstone Group Inc. is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly-owned by Blackstone's senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>OMAHA AGGREGATOR (CAYMAN) L.P., By: Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) VI L.P., its general partner, By: BCP VI GP L.L.C., a general partner, By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title:   Chief Legal Officer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-08-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
