Piyush Goyal Highlights India-Canada Trade Opportunities

New Delhi: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has highlighted the growing opportunities to strengthen India-Canada trade and investment ties while addressing the Team Canada Trade Mission to India event alongside Maninder Sidhu, Canada's Minister of International Trade.

It was a pleasure to address the 'Team Canada Trade Mission to India' event alongside Mr. Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade of Canada. India & Canada are embarking on a promising new chapter. Nearly 300 delegates have accompanied Minister Maninder Sidhu on this visit, reflecting the immense potential for deeper engagement & confidence in building stronger partnerships. Spoke about how the India-Canada CEPA will provide a strong foundation for expanding our bilateral trade & investment ties. By combining India's scale, manufacturing capabilities & talented workforce with Canada's strengths in technology, resources & innovation, we can create more resilient supply chains and unlock opportunities for businesses in both countries. Invited business leaders & investors to translate this momentum into concrete partnerships and contribute to the shared prosperity of our people. 🇮🇳🇨🇦 📍Mumbai

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) October 14, 2026

In a social media post, Goyal described India and Canada as embarking on a promising new chapter in bilateral relations. Nearly 300 delegates have accompanied Minister Maninder Sidhu on his visit to India, reflecting the potential for deeper economic engagement and stronger business partnerships between the two countries.

Goyal emphasised the importance of the proposed India-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), stating that it would provide a strong foundation for expanding bilateral trade and investment ties.

He highlighted the complementary strengths of both economies, noting that India's large market, manufacturing capabilities and talented workforce, combined with Canada's expertise in technology, natural resources and innovation, could help build more resilient supply chains and unlock new opportunities for businesses.

The Union Minister also invited business leaders and investors from both countries to translate the positive momentum into concrete partnerships, strengthen commercial cooperation and contribute to the shared prosperity of their people.

The trade mission marks an important opportunity for India and Canada to deepen economic engagement, explore new investment avenues and advance mutually beneficial trade relations through stronger cooperation between businesses and industries.