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Hey, Thanks for the clarification - that makes sense. In that case I think that what you're proposing should work - as long as the new pages are very similar (ideally the same). As I said before it's a request rather than a directive so it might be ignored - I've tested cross-domain canonicals before - but not quite like this so it's hard for me to say precisely what might happen. Obviously I'd also recommend undertaking some link building direct to the new site too - although I'm sure you plan to do that in any case Thanks Hannah