Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, France, on June 16, 2026. The meeting focused on strengthening India-Canada bilateral relations and building a forward-looking strategic partnership.
The leaders welcomed positive momentum in relations and noted progress achieved since Prime Minister Carney's visit to India in March 2026. They highlighted complementarities between the Indian and Canadian economies and emphasized the importance of resilient and reliable supply chains for strengthening global energy and food security.
Specific progress was reviewed in bilateral economic cooperation, particularly developments in commercial arrangements relating to LNG, LPG, and metallurgical coal. Both sides expressed satisfaction with progress in negotiations toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and reaffirmed their shared objective of concluding negotiations in 2026.
The leaders welcomed ongoing high-level visits, including the recent visit by Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal to Canada, and looked forward to a forthcoming Canadian trade mission to India led by the Minister of International Trade later in 2026. They noted strengthening institutional engagement through recent meetings of the Joint Science and Technology Committee and Consular Dialogue, with forthcoming dialogues planned in defence, finance, and migration.
To deepen defence and security cooperation, the Prime Ministers agreed to launch negotiations on a General Security of Information Agreement (GSOIA) and welcomed recent exchanges between defence institutions, including the visit of the National Defence College of India to Canada.
Collaboration under the Canada-India Talent and Innovation Strategy was noted, including initiatives to strengthen skill development, innovation partnerships, and educational cooperation between institutions. Prime Minister Modi expressed India's support for Canada becoming a Dialogue Partner of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).
The leaders announced the establishment of Raisina Americas as a platform to strengthen dialogue, exchanges, and cooperation. Prime Minister Modi thanked Prime Minister Carney for his invitation to visit Canada in 2026, with both sides agreeing to work toward a mutually convenient date through diplomatic channels.