India and Canada have stepped up negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, with a Canadian trade mission and the foreign minister both in New Delhi this week.

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• India and Canada have intensified negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement after the fifth round of talks in Ottawa from 5 to 9 October 2026.
• Both sides aim to conclude the pact by the end of 2026.
• Canadian International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu met Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi during a Canadian trade mission.
• The trade mission runs from 12 to 17 October with nearly 300 delegates.
• Canada aims to raise annual bilateral trade with India to 70 billion dollars by 2030, from 30.4 billion dollars in goods and services in 2025.
• Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand arrived in New Delhi for a two-day visit.
• She is scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Jayant Chaudhary.
• The Ministry of External Affairs said this is her third visit to India since June 2025.
• Talks are expected to cover trade, technology, security, energy, education and people-to-people links.