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9 Dec

CIF hosts Gujarat/ICBC Business Delegation

June 9, 2014 Canada India Foundation hosted a social/business dinner event for the visiting business delegation from Gujarat, led by Nadira hamid, CEO of Indo-Canadian Business Chamber (ICBC) and Jaimin Shah, of ICBC (Gujarat). The event was held at the Sringeri Community Centre.

9 Dec

CIF meets new Chief Minister of Gujarat, Anandiben Patel

CIF National Convenor, Laj Prasher, meets new Gujarat Chief Minister, Anandiben Patel, May 22, 2014 Laj Prasher ,National Convenor of Canada India Foundation, along with Canadian MP Patrick Brown, Mukund Purohit, a Charter member of CIF and Mrs. Surinder Prasher, wife of Laj Prasher, were the first Canadians to Congratulate newly appointed chief minister of Gujrat Mrs […]

9 Dec

CIF members meet with Canada India Parliamentary Group

Members of canada India Foundation met with Members of Parliament and Senators in Ottawa on March 4, to update them on the upcoming Canada India infrastructure Forum.

9 Dec

CIF meets with India’s new Consul General in Toronto, Mr. Akhilesh Mishra

CIF Executives (Lucky Lakshmanan – Chair, Laj Prasher – National Convenor and Kalyan Sundaram) met with the new Consul General of India in Toronto, Mr. Akhilesh Mishra on August 30. Mr. Mishra, who replaces Mrs. Preeti Saran, took office on August 29 and was kind enough to receive CIF Executives the next day itself. At […]

9 Dec

CIF National Convenor Laj Prasher with Federal Justice Minister, Peter McKay and Heritage Minister Shelley Glover

CIF National Convenor, Laj Prasher, met with Justice Minister Hon. Peter McKay, MP and Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Hon. Shelley Glover, MP, in Barrie and invited them to meet with CIF Board of Governors for dialogue on policy matters of relevance to the Indo-Canadian community and Canada-India relations. Also present in the meeting […]

9 Dec

CIF hold lunch reception in honour of Dr. Abdul Kalam, former President of India

October 3, 2012 Canada India Foundation hosted a special lunch reception for Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, 11th President of India, at the Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa. The reception was sponsored by Dr. V.I. Lakshmanan, CIF Charter Member and Vice-Chairman and CEO of Process Research ORTECH. Dr. Kalam was in Ottawa to deliver the […]

9 Dec

CIF Executives meet with Hon. Ed Fast, Minister for International Trade

October 2, 2012 Charter Members of Canada India Foundation had the privilege of holding a roundtable meeting with Hon. Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, to provide their views on impediments to the growth of trade between Canada and India. CIF was represented by Barj S. Dhahan (Chair), Rahul Shastri (National Convenor), Dr. Atul […]

9 Dec

CIF Hosts dinner reception for Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers from India

Canada India Foundation hosted a Reception and Dinner on September 21, 2012, for the Empowered Committee of State Ministers from India. The reception was sponsored by BMO. The Ministry of Finance, Government of India constituted an Empowered Committee of the State Finance Ministers in 2000 for introducing reforms in the State level taxes. The Union […]

9 Dec

Canada India Foundation Members meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Ottawa, November 29 Charter Members of Canada India Foundation capped off a very productive day in Ottawa on November 29 with a meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper at his office in Parliament Hill. CIF Chair Barj Dhahan and National Convenor Rahul Shastri were joined by Asha Seth, Ajit Someshwar, V.I. Lakshmanan, Ravi Subramanian, […]

9 Dec

Joint CIF-ICCC Roundtable on democratic reforms with Minister Tim Uppal

November 21, 2011, Toronto : Executives of Canada India Foundation and Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce held a productive roundtable discussion with Hon. Tim Uppal, Minister of State for Democratic Reforms, on the proposed changes that have been tabled in the Parliament on: Moving towards fair representation in the House of Commons Reforming the Senate […]