India, May 27 -- India and Canada are looking at concluding negotiations for a free trade agreement by the end of this year, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said.

Goyal is in Canada for a three-day official visit, starting May 25. He is leading a delegation of industry leaders from over 100 companies.

"Our prime ministers have tasked us not only with completing the free trade agreement with a comprehensive outlook before the end of this year or earlier - but also tripling our trade from a current $17 billion level to $50 billion by 2030," Goyal said, while jointly addressing the media in Ottawa with Canada's Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu on Monday.

Goyal also called on Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney. Both sides exp...