Canada and India push trade talks into sixth round

Canada and India are holding a sixth round of negotiations toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in New Delhi from November 11 to 20.

Global Affairs Canada said trade ministers Maninder Sidhu and Piyush Goyal met as the talks opened, with both governments aiming to conclude negotiations by the end of 2026. The discussions cover market access and rules intended to shape trade and investment between the two countries.

Canada identified aerospace and space, clean technology and the energy transition, information and communications technology, life sciences, and agriculture and agri-food as priority areas for deeper commercial ties.

The year-end target is an objective, not a completed agreement. Any final deal would still need to be concluded, released and taken through the applicable domestic approval process before businesses could rely on new terms.

Sources

• Global Affairs Canada announcement, published November 12, 2026.

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