Canada India Launches Trade And Investment Forum

02 Jun 2026 CW Team

Both ministers reiterated their commitment to advancing an ambitious and mutually beneficial Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and affirmed a shared objective of concluding negotiations by the end of this year. They emphasised CEPA's role in expanding market access, supporting resilient supply chains and enabling two-way economic growth.

They launched the Canada-India Trade and Investment Forum as a platform to bring together Canadian and Indian business leaders to foster new commercial partnerships and increased business engagement. The ministers also stressed the importance of enhancing connectivity between India and Canada, including people-to-people ties, business mobility and direct commercial linkages as essential enablers of expanded trade and investment.

The Canadian minister confirmed that Canada will lead a Team Canada Trade Mission to India later this year, reflecting strong interest among Canadian businesses in expanding their presence in the Indian market and the shared ambition to deepen commercial partnerships. Both sides agreed to continue encouraging long-term high-quality investment in priority sectors and to support deeper collaboration between businesses, innovators and institutional partners in both countries.

The ministers committed to maintaining regular dialogue and advancing concrete outcomes in the months ahead and to build on the momentum generated through recent ministerial engagement. They underlined that these efforts aim to deliver practical results that support resilient economic ties and broaden opportunities for firms and workers in both economies.

Canadian and Indian ministers met to reaffirm their shared commitment to strengthening bilateral trade and investment ties and to deliver tangible outcomes that support economic growth and increased commercial opportunities for businesses in both countries. The Indian minister welcomed the delegation noted as the largest Indian delegation ever sent anywhere in the world and highlighted opportunities to deepen cooperation across complementary sectors such as clean energy, critical minerals, agri-food, advanced manufacturing, digital technologies and skills development. Both ministers reiterated their commitment to advancing an ambitious and mutually beneficial Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and affirmed a shared objective of concluding negotiations by the end of this year. They emphasised CEPA's role in expanding market access, supporting resilient supply chains and enabling two-way economic growth. They launched the Canada-India Trade and Investment Forum as a platform to bring together Canadian and Indian business leaders to foster new commercial partnerships and increased business engagement. The ministers also stressed the importance of enhancing connectivity between India and Canada, including people-to-people ties, business mobility and direct commercial linkages as essential enablers of expanded trade and investment. The Canadian minister confirmed that Canada will lead a Team Canada Trade Mission to India later this year, reflecting strong interest among Canadian businesses in expanding their presence in the Indian market and the shared ambition to deepen commercial partnerships. Both sides agreed to continue encouraging long-term high-quality investment in priority sectors and to support deeper collaboration between businesses, innovators and institutional partners in both countries. The ministers committed to maintaining regular dialogue and advancing concrete outcomes in the months ahead and to build on the momentum generated through recent ministerial engagement. They underlined that these efforts aim to deliver practical results that support resilient economic ties and broaden opportunities for firms and workers in both economies.

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