Ottawa [Canada], February 23 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will journey to India, , Australia and Japan from February 26 to March 7, an official assertion from Carney’s workplace mentioned on Monday.
The focus throughout his go to will probably be on companies throughout commerce, vitality, know-how, and defence, the Canadian authorities assertion mentioned
‘Prime Minister Carney will first go to Mumbai, then New Delhi, India, the place he’ll meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The leaders will give attention to elevating and increasing the Canada-India relationship, with formidable new partnerships in commerce, vitality, know-how and synthetic intelligence (AI), expertise and tradition, and defence. He will meet with enterprise leaders to determine funding alternatives in Canada and create new partnerships between companies in each nations,’ the assertion learn.
This will probably be Carney’s first go to to India after he assumed workplace after Justin Trudeau.
‘In a extra divided and unsure world, Canada’s new authorities is targeted on what we will management. We are constructing a stronger, extra impartial, and extra resilient financial system. We are constructing our power at residence, diversifying our commerce overseas, and attracting huge new worldwide funding. To these ends, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, introduced that he’ll journey to India, Australia, and Japan, from February 26 to March 7, 2026, to unlock new alternatives for Canadian employees and companies throughout commerce, vitality, know-how, and defence,’ Carney’s workplace mentioned in an announcement.
Through these visits to a few of Canada’s strongest Indo-Pacific companions, Carney will deepen regional ties which can be vital to our safety and prosperity.
India was Canada’s seventh largest items and providers buying and selling companion in 2024, whereby the 2 means commerce between the 2 nations was almost $31 billion, as per the Canadian authorities.
During the 2025 G20 Leader’s Summit, New Delhi and Ottawa agreed to formally launch negotiations for an formidable Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which goals to double the two-way commerce between the 2 nations to $70 billion by 2030.
Carney will then journey to Sydney and Canberra, Australia, to fulfill with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and deepen cooperation on defence and maritime safety, vital minerals, commerce, and superior applied sciences, together with AI. He will ship an deal with to each Houses of Australia’s Parliament and invited dignitaries – marking the primary such deal with by a Canadian Prime Minister in almost 20 years. Prime Minister Carney may also meet with enterprise leaders and traders to draw new capital into Canada and assist two-way commerce and funding with Australia.
In Tokyo, Japan, Carney will meet with Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae to strengthen mutual funding and partnerships in clear vitality, superior manufacturing, vital minerals, and meals safety. The leaders may also talk about strengthening joint efforts on safety and defence, together with to assist a free and open Indo-Pacific, the assertion mentioned.
Canada has what the world needs – considerable vitality, vital minerals, experience in know-how, and world-class expertise. In a altering world, we’re investing in our power, diversifying our commerce, and cultivating a dense internet of recent connections all through the world to construct Canada robust.
‘In a extra unsure world, Canada is targeted on what we will management. We are diversifying our commerce and attracting huge new funding to create new alternatives for our employees and companies. We are forging new partnerships overseas to create better certainty, safety and prosperity at residence,’ the assertion quoted Carney as saying.
India is the world’s fastest-growing main financial system and a powerhouse in world commerce and know-how. In 2024, India was Canada’s seventh-largest items and providers buying and selling companion, with two-way commerce coming to $30.8 billion.
At final yr’s G20 Leaders’ Summit, Canada and India agreed to formally launch negotiations for an formidable Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that may assist Canada’s objective to greater than double two-way commerce to $70 billion by 2030. (ANI)