India's Ministry of External Affairs indicated on Friday that a schedule for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to Canada remains a matter of ongoing negotiation between the two governments. At a routine twice-weekly press interaction, Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal faced questions about whether a planned December visit had a confirmed schedule. Scheduling details for the two parties remain under discussion, he noted.

Responding to a question about a possible visit by Modi to Canada, Jaiswal noted that Canada's Foreign Minister had recently travelled to New Delhi for talks. Her arrival took place earlier in the week, during which a meeting with the External Affairs Minister was arranged. The two sides held a direct, one-on-one exchange of views, and a meeting with the Prime Minister also took place during her visit.

The Prime Minister's trip to Canada was among the topics raised during those discussions. Scheduling for the visit remains under discussion, with an announcement expected once timing is confirmed — a development that follows a telephone exchange between Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on Tuesday, during which both leaders expressed a shared intent to strengthen the momentum in their bilateral relationship.

Posting to X on 13 October, Modi described the bilateral relationship as one that advances global stability and prosperity, and noted that his exchange with Prime Minister Mark Carney had been both cordial and constructive. The statement outlined a shared intention to advance the India-Canada partnership by translating its current trajectory into tangible results across trade, energy, technology, security, and people-to-people connections.

Carney's office noted in a release that both leaders pledged to conclude talks on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement as soon as practicable, in support of a broader push to double bilateral trade flows by 2030. A statement released Tuesday by the office of Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a December visit to Canada scheduled. Both sides indicated that their respective leaders had pledged to bring negotiations toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to a close at the first available opportunity.

A phone call between Carney and Modi on Tuesday concluded with both sides committing to remain in regular contact before the planned December visit, according to a statement from Carney's office. Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been on an upward trajectory, with negotiators on each side working to conclude a bilateral trade agreement before the year draws to a close. The two countries have set a combined trade target of $70 billion per year by 2030, representing a doubling of current bilateral commerce.

A face-to-face meeting between Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister, Anita Anand, and India's External Affairs Minister, Jaishankar, took place in New Delhi on Wednesday.