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A beardown concern betwixt Maharashtra and Canada is poised to signifier a dynamic aboriginal driven by investment, innovation, and shared opportunity, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said connected Sunday (March 1, 2026).
He was speaking astatine a peculiar reception hosted successful Mumbai for the Canadian delegation consisting of Canada’s Minister of National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne, Premier of New Brunswick Susan Holt, and others. Mr. Fadnavis had besides hosted the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney connected Saturday.
Investment push
“The satellite contiguous faces the dual situation of ensuring biology conservation portion progressing amid the clime alteration crisis. Maharashtra, too, is addressing clime alteration portion continuing connected its way of development. There are galore opportunities for Canada to put successful Maharashtra,” Mr. Fadnavis said, inviting Canadian acquisition institutions and entrepreneurs to research concern prospects successful the State. The reception was attended by members of the Canadian delegation, representatives of universities, CEOs of Indian companies, entrepreneurs, and elder authorities officials.
Pitching Maharashtra arsenic a preferred concern destination, Mr. Fadnavis highlighted large-scale infrastructure projects underway crossed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. He besides underscored the State’s demographic advantage. “Nearly 60% of Maharashtra’s colonisation is beneath the property of 27. A important fig of students from the State prosecute higher acquisition successful Canada. Therefore, Canadian universities should found campuses successful Navi Mumbai’s upcoming EduCity,” helium said.
AI and climate
“Canada has made singular advancement successful artificial intelligence, precocious technology, and biology conservation, with beardown organization enactment from its government. On akin lines, the Maharashtra Government is moving successful areas specified arsenic information centres, Global Capability Centres, and startups to signifier the aboriginal of the State,” Mr. Fadnavis said, adding that the State Government had precocious organised a planetary league connected Artificial Intelligence successful agriculture.
Emphasising the value of clime financing, helium said Maharashtra is aspirational and prepared to prosecute caller maturation opportunities.
On Saturday (February 28, 2026), Mr. Fadnavis hosted a reception for Mr. Carney, who is connected an authoritative sojourn to India till March 2. During his Mumbai visit, the Canadian Prime Minister participated successful concern engagements and interacted with Indian and Canadian CEOs, manufacture leaders, fiscal experts, innovators, educators and representatives of Canadian Pension Funds operating successful India. He near for New Delhi connected Sunday (March 1, 2026).
