Ottawa [Canada], February 26 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is ready to depart for Mumbai, India, on Thursday at 10 am (native time), in response to the official assertion by the Prime Minister of Canada’s workplace.
Carney will journey to India, Australia and Japan from February 26 to March 7, an official assertion from Carney’s workplace stated on Monday.
The focus throughout his go to shall be on companies throughout commerce, power, know-how, and defence, the Canadian authorities assertion stated.
‘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 concentrate on elevating and increasing the Canada-India relationship, with formidable new partnerships in commerce, power, know-how and synthetic intelligence (AI), expertise and tradition, and defence. He will meet with enterprise leaders to establish funding alternatives in Canada and create new partnerships between companies in each nations,’ the assertion learn.
This shall be Carney’s first go to to India after he assumed workplace following 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 unbiased, and extra resilient economic system. We are constructing our power at residence, diversifying our commerce overseas, and attracting large 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, power, know-how, and defence,’ Carney’s workplace stated in a press release.
Through these visits to a few of Canada’s strongest Indo-Pacific companions, Carney will deepen regional ties which are vital to our safety and prosperity.
India was Canada’s seventh-largest items and companies buying and selling associate in 2024, whereby the two-way commerce between the 2 international locations was almost USD 31 billion, as per the Canadian authorities.
During the 2025 G20 Leaders’ 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 satisfy 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 handle to each Houses of Australia’s Parliament and invited dignitaries – marking the primary such handle by a Canadian Prime Minister in almost 20 years. Prime Minister Carney will even 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 power, superior manufacturing, vital minerals, and meals safety. The leaders will even focus on strengthening joint efforts on safety and defence, together with to assist a free and open Indo-Pacific, the assertion stated.
Canada has what the world needs – considerable power, 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 sturdy.
‘In a extra unsure world, Canada is targeted on what we will management. We are diversifying our commerce and attracting large new funding to create new alternatives for our employees and companies. We are forging new partnerships overseas to create higher certainty, safety and prosperity at residence,’ the assertion quoted Carney as saying.
India is the world’s fastest-growing main economic system and a powerhouse in international commerce and know-how. In 2024, India was Canada’s seventh-largest items and companies buying and selling associate, with two-way commerce coming to USD 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 aim to greater than double two-way commerce to USD 70 billion by 2030. (ANI)