Canada to bring its largest-ever delegation to Vibrant Summit

Ahmedabad, Aug 29 (PTI) Canada confirmed participationin the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit as one of the partnercountries and today announced to bring its largest-everdelegation to the grand event to be held in January. The announcement was made by Nadir Patel, Canada’sHigh Commissioner to India, here after a meeting with GujaratChief Minister Vijay Rupani. According to Patel, the North American country, whichis also a member of the G7 representing the major advancedeconomies, may bring a delegation of around 300 businessleaders, its largest-ever, at the biennial event to be held atMahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar from January 10 to 13. "We had a meeting with Chief Minister Vijay Rupani andconfirmed that Canada will be one of the partner countries forVibrant Gujarat Summit this time too. "In the last Summit, we had a delegation of almost 200business leaders. This time, we are aiming to have adelegation of 300," he told PTI. The Canadian envoy said the investment summit willprovide a great opportunity to showcase what his country hasto offer to the state. "If you look at the sectors of opportunity in Gujarat,they happen to be align closely with what Canada has to offer,like oil & gas, renewable energy and agriculture," he said. Patel said around 40 Canadian companies have apresence in Gujarat, one of the most industrialised states inthe country. Commenting on the economic reforms initiated by theModi Government, Patel stressed on fast-tracking theirimplementation and said India can do more on this front. "Things are moving in right direction. However, wefeel there is room to do more, and certainly we like to seethe pace of change more quicker. But, we also understand thatit will take some time (for the Government) to get there,"said Patel. PTI PJT PD RSY IKAPTP