Canada to Talk Trade and Security During Visit to India

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird; the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade... lead a Canadian delegation to India from October 12 to 17, 2014...

Minister Fast, with Parliamentary Secretary Dechert, will lead a six-day, three-city trade mission to Mumbai, Delhi and Chandigarh to boost Canada and India’s trade and investment partnerships. They will be joined by representatives of 14 Canadian organizations, including small and medium-sized enterprises, looking for opportunities to export to India.

Parliamentary Secretary Obhrai will lead a delegation comprising representatives of six Canadian organizations to Jaipur, Hyderabad and Mumbai to strengthen the Canada-India bilateral relationship in such areas as regional security, education and trade.

With more than 1,200 Canadian businesses already active in India, and hundreds more pursuing opportunities there, Minister Fast will provide on-the-ground support to Canadian investors and businesses.

Baird and Fast will meet with Indian ministers and business leaders to bring new energy and ambition to the partnership between Canada and India...

Quick Facts

  • India is a priority market under Canada’s GMAP.
  • Canada and India have long-standing bilateral relations built upon shared traditions of democracy, pluralism and a strong and growing Indian community in Canada.
  • Since 2010, bilateral trade with India has increased 38 percent to $5.8 billion.
  • India is a market comprising more than 1.2 billion consumers, with a GDP of $1.9 trillion in 2013 and a predicted annual economic growth of 6.6 percent between now and 2019.
  • Canada has a strong network of trade support in India that includes eight Canadian trade commissioner offices and five EDC representatives...

This has been excertped from 10 October 2014 news release by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada.