Sitharaman likely to visit Canada to hold economic dialogue

Economic relations between India and Canada could get a fresh impetus this month with Union finance minister Nirmala Sithraman likely to visit the North American country in the third week of November for a bilateral dialogue with her counterpart François-Philippe Champagne.

- Anirudh Bhattacharyya

A person familiar with the matter told the HT the visit will likely be part of a ministerial dialogue in economic matters, part of the structured mechanism the two countries want to put in place. The finance minister is expected to visit the capital Ottawa for her bilateral with Champagne, and also Toronto, for meeting with industry and corporate groups, including pension funds. If the visit does happen, it will be the first standalone bilateral visit to Canada since commerce minister Piyush Goyal's engagement in Ottawa and Toronto in May 2023.