Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, Michael Ford, who is on an India visit, will meet Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel to discuss further trade opportunities and ties between Canada and India.
Ford said, “We have such strong ties here with the Indian community not just economically but socially too. Ontario’s doors are open to strong investment, job creation and building a strong economy, of which India is a part. We already have trade offices in India, and we want to build strong ties here.”
Confirming Ford’s meeting with chief minister Patel, Managing director and senior economic officer of Ontario Trade and Investment office in India Digvijay Mehra, said, “The Ontario minister, Michael Ford hopes at international and sub-national level, Ontario and Gujarat can collaborate for trade opportunities, identify the the areas, unlock opportunities, drive and enable more business in both the countries”.
Further, Mehra said that Ontario, after New York, is the second largest jurisdiction in North America for Gujaratis, with approximately 400,000 Canadians of Gujarati origin living in a country of 40 million people. “We hope to drive the momentum behind these specific agreements which are being negotiated between Canada and India. This will serve as a catalyst for growth in both countries. India presiding the G 20 this year, is an excellent confluence for such initiatives for business.”
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