Goyal wraps up Canada visit focusing on CEPA talks, $50 billion trade goal

ANI New Delhi

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal highlighted the role of the Indo-Canadian community in strengthening bilateral economic relations and deepening people-to-people ties during his three-day visit to Canada, which concluded on May 28 and focused on trade, investment and ongoing negotiations for the India-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

The visit included engagements with academia, innovation centres, government leaders, business councils, institutional investors and members of the Indian diaspora in Toronto and Ottawa. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the engagements reinforced the sustained momentum in the India-Canada economic partnership and highlighted India as a premier global destination for investment, technology collaboration and long-term partnerships.

During the visit, Goyal addressed faculty, researchers and students at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, where he spoke about India's economic progress and opportunities to strengthen bilateral trade, investment and people-to-people ties.