New Delhi, May 29 -- India and Canada on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral trade and investment ties, with both sides aiming to conclude negotiations for the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by the end of 2026.

The announcement was made during the India-Canada Trade and Investment Forum, where Canada's minister of international trade of Maninder Sidhu and India's commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal discussed ways to deepen economic engagement in sectors such as clean energy, critical minerals, agri-food, advanced manufacturing, digital technologies and skills development.

In a joint statement issued by the commerce ministry, both ministers emphasized that the proposed CEPA ...