- Negotiations
The governments of Canada and India are negotiating a ‘Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement’ which they seek to conclude in 2013. By May 2012, five rounds of negotiations had taken place. This agreement is wideranging and negotiations have included rules of origin, trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and trade in services, including temporary entry for business persons, telecommunications, and financial services. According to unnamed official sources, India is likely to exclude an investor-state dispute clause in its FTAs.
last update: May 2012
29-Nov-2017
Live Mint
Trade ministers of India and China met in New Delhi are looking for another round of talks at the expert level before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s India visit
15-Nov-2017
The Hindu
Canadian International Trade Minister bullish on growing trade ties with New Delhi.
13-Nov-2017
The Hindu
Upcoming trade talks will see both sides discussing issues such as high pulses tariff, travel curbs.
23-Oct-2017
La Presse
Des pourparlers commerciaux sont en cours avec une série de pays, et une entente sur les investissements pourrait être conclue avec l’Inde d’ici « quelques mois ».
21-Aug-2017
Financial Express
After a gap of more than two years, India and Canada will resume formal negotiations this week for a free trade agreement (FTA) in goods and services, while talks on a bilateral investment agreement are being handled separately
4-Aug-2017
The Hindu
As talks with Canada began before model text was approved by Cabinet, deviations may be allowed.
27-Apr-2017
The Hindu
Enormous political pressure to get the bilateral, economic treaties off the ground, say officials.
15-Mar-2017
The Hindu
New Delhi says it will not result in a balanced outcome.
6-Mar-2017
DNA
Sitharaman clarified that the negotiation should not get lost in peripheral issues and should focus on bringing in promotion and protection elements.
4-Mar-2017
The Hindu
Canada is throwing its weight behind an early “progressive” bilateral investment treaty with India before it concludes a bilateral free trade agreement to ensure a stable and predictable environment for its investors.
