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Sidhu wraps largest Team Canada trade mission to India in 30 years: 34 deals worth nearly $300M
Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu led nearly 300 delegates to Mumbai and Bengaluru, securing 34 commercial agreements worth close to $300 million and advancing Canada-India CEPA talks with commerce minister Piyush Goyal.
Why it matters
This is the largest Canadian trade delegation sent to India in 30 years. Nearly 300 business delegates closed 34 commercial agreements worth close to $300 million in one week across Mumbai and Bengaluru, covering aerospace, energy, clean technology, ICT, life sciences and agri-food. Ottawa aims to double two-way trade with India to $70 billion a year by 2030.
Full report
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu led the mission this week, Global Affairs Canada announced in a news release dated October 16, 2026. During the mission, Sidhu met India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal in New Delhi and Mumbai to advance negotiations toward a Canada-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA); the two ministers have now met 10 times since May 2025.
In Mumbai, Sidhu joined a fireside chat at the Canada-India Business Council's annual forum and met Yotta Data Services to discuss the company's plans to invest and establish an AI innovation hub in Canada. In Bengaluru, he hosted an aerospace roundtable with Canadian and Indian industry leaders and visited companies including Air India.
Ahead of the mission, Sidhu attended the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Delhi, highlighting Canada's role as a reliable supplier of energy, critical minerals and agri-food. Two-way goods and services trade between Canada and India totalled $30.4 billion in 2025, of which $11.0 billion was in goods.
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