Join us as we host a special event featuring India's High Commissioner to Canada, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Verma. Hear his insights on delving into opportunities and shaping the way for enhanced economic engagement between India and Canada. 

Canada and India have longstanding bilateral relations built upon shared traditions of democracy, pluralism and solid interpersonal connections. Canada is home to one of the largest communities of Indian origin, with approximately 4% of Canadians being of Indian heritage (1.3 million people).

A growing network of official dialogues, agreements, memoranda of understanding and working groups strengthens the deep cultural and political ties between Canada and India. At the Ministerial level, Canada and India enjoy a strategic partnership underpinned by Ministerial Dialogues on:

• foreign policy
• trade and investment
• finance
• energy

At the officials level, there are regular working groups that focus on:

• counter-terrorism
• security
• agriculture
• education
• science and technology

Canada's commercial priorities in India target the country's policy objectives and sectors where Canada has a comparative advantage. These priorities include:

• supporting India's energy security and environmental ambitions through increased exports of renewable energy and clean technology, with a focus on bioenergy, wind, hydro and solar, as well as water and sewage treatment;
• helping India meet its substantial urban and transportation infrastructure needs for roads, rail, airports, ports, dams and services segments through the provision of financing, equipment, technology and engineering services;
• promoting commercial research and development and collaboration to drive innovation in sectors such as information and communications technologies, science, technology and innovation, digital industries, artificial intelligence, deep technology, machine learning and the Internet of Things (IoT);
• increasing the exports of food products and fertilizers to support India's food security needs with a focus on value-added products and expertise in food supply and cold chain management;
• focusing on opportunities for Canadian partnerships as suppliers in the Life Sciences sector to support India's industry-leading presence in the pharmaceutical industry;
• integrating Canadian companies into India's automotive supply chains

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