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Canada Sends Largest Trade Mission in 30 Years to Boost India Ties
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News18•10-10-2026, 18:00
Canada Sends Largest Trade Mission in 30 Years to Boost India Ties
- •Canada is sending nearly 300 business delegates to India next week for its largest trade mission in over three decades, running from October 12 to 17 in Mumbai and Bengaluru.
- •Led by Canadian Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu, the mission aims to diversify trade, attract new investment, and more than double bilateral trade to CAD 70 billion by 2030.
- •India and Canada are actively negotiating a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, with the fifth round of talks recently concluded in Ottawa and a target to finalize it by the end of the year.
- •Bilateral trade in goods and services stood at CAD 30.4 billion in 2025, with Canada exporting items like vegetables and mineral fuels while importing precious stones, machinery, and pharmaceuticals.
- •The trade delegation aligns with Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy to expand its export markets beyond the United States and build lasting partnerships with Indian industry leaders.
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Canada is sending a nearly 300-member business delegation to India to expand commercial ties and more than double bilateral trade to CAD 70 billion by 2030, while diversifying exports beyond the United States.
Led by Canadian Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu, the trade delegation will visit Mumbai and Bengaluru from October 12 to 17.
India and Canada are working to conclude negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by the end of this year, having recently held the fifth round of negotiations in Ottawa.
