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    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2026-07-01</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2026-07-01</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <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>2026-07-01</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>2.35</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>376007</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>see footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>JCTC</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-07-01</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>6009</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>2.35</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>382016</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>see footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">5000 shares are held in the individual retirement account for Melinda Bradley.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">6009 shares held in an individual retirement account for Adam Bradley.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>(1) 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 382,016 shares,
including:
(a) 300,186 shares held by AJB Investment Fund II, LP;
(b) 26,709 shares held in the individual retirement account for Adam J. Bradley;
(c) 42,709 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 382,016
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 342,722 shares,
consisting of
(i) 300,186 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) 42,536 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>2026-07-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Adam Bradley, Manager of AJB Capital</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-07-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Adam Bradley</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-07-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Melinda Bradley</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-07-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
