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Prime Minister announces new commercial partnerships with India and thousands of middle class jobs for Canadians

February 20, 2018
Mumbai, India

India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and offers significant opportunities to strengthen Canada’s middle class and bolster our shared prosperity. Our deep cultural and people-to-people ties foster an economic relationship that creates high quality jobs in both our countries.

While meeting with business leaders in Mumbai today, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, welcomed more than $1 billion in investments between Canadian and Indian companies, which will lead to the creation of more than 5,800 good, well-paying middle class jobs for Canadians.

These investments will grow Canada’s economy, encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, and see increased collaboration in several key sectors, including infrastructure, information technology, aerospace, clean technology, film production, and research and development.

Later in the day, the Prime Minister participated in a women’s leadership roundtable and met with a number of business executives to discuss how Canadians and Indians can benefit from new opportunities to cooperate in the global economy and promote women’s economic empowerment.

He then participated in an armchair discussion at the Canada-India Business Forum before attending an event with members of the Indian film industry and a reception with business and community leaders.

Quote

“As one of the world’s fastest growing economies, India offers exciting opportunities for Canadian businesses of all sizes. The partnerships announced today will create thousands of good, middle class jobs for Canadians, and are further proof of the ever-growing ties between our two countries.”
—The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada

Quick Facts

• During the visit to Mumbai, the Prime Minister met with the senior corporate leadership of the following companies: Tata Sons, Infosys, Mahindra Group of Companies, Jubilant Bhartia Group, Aditya Birla Group, and Shapoorji Pallonji Group.
• Canada and India enjoy a strong and growing commercial relationship, in addition to important cultural and people-to-people ties.
• Merchandise exports to India totalled $4.18 billion in 2017, making India Canada’s seventh-largest destination for merchandise exports, while merchandise imports totalled $4.16 billion that same year.
• Bilateral trade in services between our two countries reached $2.1 billion for 2016, an increase of 1.9 per cent over 2015. India is also Canada’s 10th-largest source of tourists and international visitors, with 224,000 visits made from India to Canada in 2016.

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UPDATE - Itinerary for February 20, 2018

February 19, 2018
Ottawa, Ontario

Note: All times local

Itinerary for the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, for Tuesday, February 20, 2018:

Mumbai, India

9 a.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the Chairman of Tata Sons, Natarajan Chandrasekaran. 

Golden 1 Room, Banquet Floor
Taj Mahal Palace

Note for media:

• Pooled photo opportunity at the beginning of the meeting

9:40 a.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Infosys, Salil Parekh. 

Golden 1 Room, Banquet Floor
Taj Mahal Palace

Note for media:

• Pooled photo opportunity at the beginning of the meeting

10:20 a.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the Chairman of Mahindra Group, Anand G. Mahindra.

Golden 1 Room, Banquet Floor
Taj Mahal Palace

Note for media:

• Pooled photo opportunity at the beginning of the meeting

11 a.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the Founder and Co-Chairman of Jubilant Bhartia Group, Hari Bhartia.

Golden 1 Room, Banquet Floor
Taj Mahal Palace

Note for media:

• Pooled photo opportunity at the beginning of the meeting

11:40 a.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla.

Golden 1 Room, Banquet Floor
Taj Mahal Palace

Note for media:

• Pooled photo opportunity at the beginning of the meeting

12:20 p.m. The Prime Minister will meet with Shapoorji Pallonji Group board member, Cyrus Mistry.

Golden 1 Room, Banquet Floor
Taj Mahal Palace

Note for media:

• Pooled photo opportunity at the beginning of the meeting

1:45 p.m. The Prime Minister will participate in a women business leaders’ roundtable discussion.

Rendez-vous Room, RS Floor
Taj Mahal Tower Wing

Note for media:

• Pooled photo opportunity

3:15 p.m. The Prime Minister will participate in an armchair discussion at the Canada-India Business Forum.

Crystal Room, 1^st Floor
Taj Mahal Place

Note for media:

• Open coverage

4 p.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis.

Golden 1 Room, Banquet Floor
Taj Mahal Palace

Note for media:

• Pooled photo opportunity at the beginning of the meeting

7:15 p.m. The Prime