Piyush Goyal to visit Canada on 25–27 May to advance India–Canada CEPA talks
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Canada from 25 to 27 May 2026 with over 100 Indian businesses to push negotiations on the India–Canada Comprehensive Economic and Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the ministry announced on 23 May.
Summary
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Canada from 25 to 27 May 2026 to advance negotiations on the India–Canada Comprehensive Economic and Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Goyal will meet Canada's Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu, call on Prime Minister Mark Carney and meet Foreign Minister Anita Anand; senior representatives of over 100 Indian businesses accompany him. India–Canada trade in FY2025-26 was about USD 8 billion, with Indian exports of USD 4.67 billion and imports of USD 3.28 billion. The ministry noted that Prime Minister Carney visited India on 2 March 2026.
Key facts
- Visit
- Canada, 25–27 May 2026
- Aim
- Advance India–Canada CEPA negotiations
- Canadian counterpart
- Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade
- Other meetings
- PM Mark Carney; Foreign Minister Anita Anand
- Business delegation
- Over 100 Indian businesses
- FY2025-26 trade
- ~USD 8 bn (exports USD 4.67 bn, imports USD 3.28 bn)
- Recent visit
- PM Carney visited India on 2 March 2026
Practice MCQs 3 questions
During his Canada visit of 25–27 May 2026, Piyush Goyal was to meet which Canadian Minister of International Trade to review India–Canada CEPA?
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Correct answer: D — Maninder Sidhu
PIB: Goyal will meet Mr Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade; Mark Carney is the Prime Minister and Anita Anand the Foreign Minister.
As per the Commerce Ministry, what was the value of India's exports to Canada in FY2025-26?
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Correct answer: B — USD 4.67 billion
Bilateral trade was around USD 8 billion: India's exports USD 4.67 billion and imports USD 3.28 billion.
Consider the following statements: 1. India had a trade surplus with Canada in FY2025-26. 2. Piyush Goyal's May 2026 visit to Canada was scheduled from 25 to 30 May. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Exports (USD 4.67 bn) exceeded imports (USD 3.28 bn), so India had a surplus. The visit was from 25 to 27 May, so statement 2 is wrong.