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    <periodOfReport>2026-07-21</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000885307</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>JCTC</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001536588</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>AJB Investment Fund II, LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>false</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>123 SOUTH WHITE STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 300</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WAKE FOREST</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>27587</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0002141914</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>AJB Capital, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>false</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>123 S WHITE ST</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WAKE FOREST</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>27587</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0002141916</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Bradley Adam James</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>false</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>123 S WHITE ST</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WAKE FOREST</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>27587</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0002141919</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Bradley Melinda Hodges</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>false</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>123 S WHITE ST</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WAKE FOREST</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>27587</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>JCTC</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-07-21</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1350</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>2.45</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>429508</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>see footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">All 1350 shares bought at $2.45.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">All shares bought in Adam Bradley's individual retirement account.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>(I) The transactions reported herein reflect open market purchases.
The Reporting Persons undertake to provide full pricing information upon request.
(2) Following the reported transactions, the aggregate beneficial
ownership of the Reporting Persons consists of 429,508 shares,
including:
(a) 337,328 shares held by AJB Investment Fund II, LP;
(b) 33,159 shares held individual retirement accounts for Adam J. Bradley;
(c) 46,436 shares held in the individual retirement account for Melinda Bradley;
(d) 12,585 shares held in accounts owned by the adult children of Adam J. Bradley and Melinda Bradley, over which Adam J. Bradley exercises investment discretion.
(3) Adam J. Bradley may be deemed to beneficially own all 429,508
shares reported herein by virtue of his direct ownership, his control
of AJB Capital, and his investment discretion over certain accounts,
including those held by his adult children.
(4) Melinda Bradley may be deemed to beneficially own 383,764 shares,
consisting of
(i) 337,328 shares held by AJB Investment Fund II, LP,
over which she shares voting and dispositive power as a managing member
of AJB Capital, the fund's investment manager, and
(ii) 46,436 shares held in her individual retirement account. Melinda Bradley does not
exercise investment discretion over the 12,585 shares held in accounts
owned by the adult children and therefore is not deemed to beneficially
own such securities.
(5) Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all
securities reported herein except to the extent of such person's
pecuniary interest therein.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Adam Bradley, Manager of AJB Investment Fund II</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-07-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Adam Bradley, Manager of AJB Capital</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-07-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Adam Bradley</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-07-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Melinda Bradley</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-07-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
