A $50B Partnership Path: India–Canada CEPA and the Next Trade Breakthrough

India–Canada economic relations are entering a decisive new phase with the upgrading of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), setting a clear trajectory toward a $50 billion trade partnership by 2030. This intelligence brief breaks down why CEPA is more than a trade deal—it is a strategic reset that links market access, technology collaboration, supply-chain resilience, and geopolitical alignment across the Indo-Pacific and North America.

The analysis explains how CEPA reduces structural trade barriers while expanding cooperation in goods, services, digital trade, clean energy, critical minerals, agriculture, mobility, and emerging technologies such as AI. It highlights why Canada views India as a long-term growth market and strategic partner, and how India leverages CEPA to strengthen its global economic footprint, diversify trade routes, and accelerate innovation-driven growth. Beyond economics, the report assesses implications for de-dollarisation trends, diaspora ties, defence cooperation, and India’s expanding influence in Western trade frameworks.

For policymakers, investors, exporters, startups, and strategic planners, this brief offers early clarity on opportunities and risks embedded in the agreement’s implementation. Those who follow Global Eye Intelligence gain timely access to such forward-looking trade intelligence—before competitive advantages are absorbed, policy windows narrow, and first-mover opportunities fade.