Significance: Canada is endowed with vast natural reserves in potash, uranium, coal, oil and gas,

diamonds,agriculture and forestry and offers good opportunities for investments or joint ventures. With its advanced technological base Canada can become Indias natural partner in agriculture, food processing,education, science and technology, innovation, environment, cleaner technologies, etc. India would welcome investment from Canada in sectors such as infrastructure, energy, mining, health, education,communication, food processing, information technology, etc. India provides Canada with s illed andtrained manpower base, a growing mar et and a cost effective manufacturing base. !uilt upon a "mutual commitment to democracy", "pluralism", and "people#to# people lin s," according to the government of Canada. Cirus reactor $conomy: !ilateral trade during the calendar year of %&'& touched (S) * billion mar . negotiations towards C$+,. -he two leaders set a trade target of ) '. billion annually in the ne/t five years.0in %&&12 +34s visit on sideleines of 5#%& in 6une,%&'& ,greement for Cooperation in +eaceful (ses of 7uclear $nergy and three 38(s

concerning cooperation in the field of $arth Sciences and 3ining, Culture, and 9igher $ducation: -he two +rime 3inisters met again at Seoul 05%& Summit2 on '; 7ovember %&'& and announced the launch of negotiations towards C$+,. Security: <ollowing several acts of terrorism in the %&th Century, most prominent of which was the bombing of ,ir India <light '=% in '1=., Canada and India maintain a bilateral dialogue on counterterrorism, including an annual meeting of the Canada# India Strategic >ialogue, as well as regular meetins of the aforementioned Canada# India Wor ing 5roup on Counter#-errorism. >iaspora: Canada is home to 1?%,?;& people of Indian origin 0%&&? Census2.-here are currently = Indo#Canadian 3+s in the 9ouse of Commons and two in the Senate. 8ver @&A wor in professional and managerial positions. (jjah >ossanje:+remier of !ritish Columbia:Bohinton 3ishtry, Bobin Sharma ,s on 6une %&'&, there are '&,&.& Indian students studying in various Canadian (niversitiesCcolleges.