Canada advances trade talks on comprehensive economic partnership agreement with India

September 21, 2026

This week, the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, met with Piyush Goyal, India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, in Mumbai. The ministers met alongside Canada and India’s chief trade negotiators to discuss opportunities for strengthened trade and investment ties and advance discussions on a Canada-India comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA).

Please visit this link for more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2026/09/canada-advances-trade-talks-on-comprehensive-economic-partnership-agreement-with-india.html

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Trade Agreements

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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

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