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Key Points

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Around 300 Canadian companies participated in the trade mission.

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Priority areas: aircraft manufacturing, renewable power, digital technology, health research, farm products, forest resources.

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Goal: increase Canada‑India trade from $30 billion to $70 billion by 2030.

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Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations started in Ottawa, covering energy, critical minerals and aerospace.

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Ministerial meetings scheduled in New Delhi and later in the United Arab Emirates.

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Summary

The delegation focuses on sectors such as aerospace, clean energy, technology, life sciences, agri‑food and forestry.

Both governments are advancing talks on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, aiming to double bilateral trade to $70 billion by 2030.

Negotiations, including critical minerals and defence cooperation, began in Ottawa and continue alongside high‑level ministerial meetings.

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand will meet Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and later travel to the United Arab Emirates for further discussions.

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New Words to Learn

15 words
delegation
a group of people sent to represent a country
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
a big plan for two countries to trade more things easily
aerospace
building and using airplanes and rockets
clean energy
power that does not pollute the air, like wind or sun
life sciences
studying living things like plants, animals and medicine
agri‑food
food that comes from farms
forestry
growing and taking care of trees
bilateral
involving two countries
critical minerals
important rocks used to make many modern devices
defence
protecting a country
artificial intelligence
computer programs that can think and learn
innovation
new ideas and inventions
diplomatic
friendly talks between countries
negotiations
talks to reach an agreement
investment
putting money into a business to help it grow
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