Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Canada's Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Maninder Sidhu co-chaired the 7th India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment (MDTI) in New Delhi on November 13, 2025. The meeting marked a renewed phase of engagement aimed at reinvigorating bilateral trade and investment ties, aligned with the Joint Statement "Renewing Momentum towards a Stronger Partnership" of 13 October 2025 which identified trade as the cornerstone of bilateral economic growth. The Ministers reaffirmed the India-Canada relationship anchored in shared democratic values, cultural diversity, and growing economic complementarities. They highlighted the role of the vibrant Indian diaspora of nearly 2.9 million and over 4,27,000 Indian students in Canada as bridges fostering understanding, innovation, and economic collaboration. Bilateral trade in goods and services between India and Canada reached US$23.66 billion in 2024. Discussions focused on strengthening bilateral economic ties and advancing sectoral collaboration in priority domains including nutritional security, supply chain resilience, health sector cooperation, and investment facilitation. The Ministers reviewed recent trade policy developments covering goods and services trade and exchanged views on enhancing market access, regulatory alignment, and long-term economic resilience. They identified complementarities in critical minerals, clean energy, and aerospace and agreed to expand cooperation in aerospace and dual-use capabilities. The Ministers underscored the importance of building diversified and reliable supply chains, including in agriculture, and agreed to hold further business-community interactions in early 2026 to translate the dialogue into tangible outcomes.