Press Releases – Page 5 – Canada India Foundation

8 Dec

CIF applauds India on peaceful dialogue re. National Ombudsman (Lokpal) Bill

Toronto, Canada, September 1, 2011: Canada India Foundation (CIF) applauded the Government of India and representatives of India’s civil society for achieving an amicable resolution to the introduction of the Ombudsman (Lokpal) Bill in the Indian parliament. “The peaceful, democratic and transparent manner in which both parliament and the followers of Gandhian activist Anna Hazare, […]

8 Dec

Minister of International Trade, Ed Fast, meets with Indo-Canadian business leaders

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8 Dec

Canada India Interparliamentary Friendship Group joins hands with Canada India Foundation to condemn Mumbai blasts

July 14, 2011, Toronto: The Canada India Interparliamentary Friendship Group (CIIFG) joined hands with Canada India Foundation (CIF) to condemn the bomb blasts that occurred in Mumbai, India on Wednesday. Conveying his condolences to the families of the victims of the blasts, Patrick Brown, Co-Chair, CIIFG, echoed the statement issued by Prime Minister Stephen Harper […]

8 Dec

Minister Fast Updates Indo-Canadian Business Community in Vancouver on Latest Round of Trade Talks

rade agreement with India has potential to boost Canadian economy by at least $6 billion (No. 199 – July 11, 2011 – 6:50 p.m. ET) The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today met with Indo-Canadian business leaders in Vancouver, British Columbia, to discuss the Harper government’s progress […]

8 Dec

CIF Meets Anup Wadhawan, India’s Chief negotiator for Free Trade with Canada

Canada India Foundation held a very productive discussion with the representatives of the Government of India at the negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership (CEPA) Agreement with Canada, at a dinner meeting held on July 2 at the Boulevard Club in Toronto. The meeting with Mr. Anup Wadhawan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and chief […]

8 Dec

Canada India Foundation Elects new Board of Directors

July 1, 2011 Canada India Foundation is pleased to announce its new Board of Directors for the upcoming term, 2011-2012, effective July 1, 2011. The new Board consists of: Chair […]

8 Dec

CIF meets with Scot Slessor, Canada’s Consul General, Chandigarh, India

Charter Members of Canada India Foundation and business leaders from the Greater Vancouver Area held a very productive meeting with Mr. Scot Slessor,Canada’s Consul General in Chandigarh, India, on June 24, 2011, to discuss business opportunities in North India for Canadian investors. About 30 people attended the meeting, organized by CIF, including CIF Charter Members […]

8 Dec

CIF visits Parliament Hill to meet with Canada India Interparliamentary Friendship Group

The Executive of Canada India Foundation had a fruitful visit to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 15, 2011 to meet with members of the Canada India Interparliamentary Friendship Group. The 1st session of Canada’s 41st Parliament opened on June 2, 2011, following elections held on May 2, which saw changes in the federal political […]

8 Dec

Meet and Greet with Mrs. Preneet Kaur, Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India

Toronto, Ontario, June 11, 2011: Canada India Foundation meets with India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, Mrs. Preneet Kaur Canada India Foundation organized a meeting of Greater Toronto’s Indo-Canadian community leaders at the Hilton Garden Inn Airport, on June 11, with the Minister of State for External Affairs, Mrs. Preneet Kaur, who was visiting […]

8 Dec

Chanchlani India Policy Centre, University of Waterloo, is officially launched

Toronto, June 8, 2011: The Chanchlani India Policy Centre, a joint initiative of Canada India Foundation, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and The University of Waterloo, was formally launched on June 8, 2011 at a special ceremony and reception hosted at the Boulevard Club in Toronto, Canada, with a special address from the High Commissioner […]