India, May 30 -- India and Canada have launched a trade and investment forum to bring together businesses from both countries to promote commercial engagement, according to a joint statement issued on Friday.

The two countries have also agreed to enhance connectivity between India and Canada, including people-to-people ties, business mobility, and direct commercial linkages, as essential enablers of expanded trade and investment, it said.

The statement was issued after the conclusion of a three-day (May 25-27) official visit of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.

He has held a series of meetings with business leaders, besides holding a bilateral meeting with Canada's Minister of International Trade, Maninder Sidhu.

"The Minis...