MP Jeneroux joins Prime Minister Carney on an Important Trade Mission to India, Australia & Japan

This week, MP Matt Jeneroux joined Prime Minister Carney on a landmark trade mission to India, Australia and Japan, helping strengthen Canada’s economic and security partnerships while creating new opportunities for Canadian businesses and workers.

While in India, the world’s fastest-growing major economy, Prime Minister Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed the strong Canada-India relationship and launched a series of agreements expanding collaboration across trade, energy, technology, education, and culture.

Key highlights from the mission include:

• Trade agreements: Signing five Memorandums of Understanding and laying the groundwork for a new Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), aimed at doubling two-way trade to $70 billion by 2030.

• Major energy partnerships: A $2.6 billion uranium deal with Saskatoon-based Cameco, expanded collaboration on LNG and critical minerals, clean energy initiatives across solar, wind, biofuels, and hydropower, and steps toward Canada’s first long-term LPG arrangement with India.

• Technology and innovation: Expanded cooperation in AI, quantum computing, aerospace, and space research, with HCL Technologies set to significantly expand its Canadian workforce, along with strengthened multilateral tech partnerships.

• Education and culture: New initiatives including university partnerships, scholarships, student and faculty exchanges, and programs to deepen people-to-people ties.

This mission will help Canada diversify trade, attract investment, and create more high-quality jobs while strengthening connections with a key global partners.

Canada is continuing to build a resilient, competitive economy by leveraging its strengths, expanding global partnerships, and positioning the country as a premier destination for trade and investment.