Jason Kenney, minister for citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism and Gerry Ritz, minister for agriculture and agri-food are expected to visit.
Two Canadian ministers will visit India to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation in the field of immigration, simplify visa procedure for students, businesses and agriculture.
Jason Kenney, minister for citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism and Gerry Ritz, minister for agriculture and agri-food are expected to use their visit to expand the growing breadth of Indo-Canada relations in sectors ranging from immigration to agriculture.
Kenney will meet several ministers of the Indian government and business leaders as well as immigration staff in Canada's New Delhi and Chandigarh visa offices during his visit to India next week.
"Our government has taken unprecedented steps to strengthen the Canada-India relationship," Kenney said.
"Canada benefits enormously from our friendship with the world's largest democracy. Canada's historic ties with India, especially through the Commonwealth, reflect our shared values" he added.
Expressing concern over fraudulent immigration consultants Kenney said, "The Indo-Canadian community has raised a number of important issues with me, including the need to take action against fraudulent immigration consultants, improve visa processing times, encourage immigration from Indian students to Canada, and build stronger connections between Indian and Canadian businesses."
Kenney also said, "I intend to work on fulfilling our government's promise to modernize the immigration system to make it more efficient and responsive to labour market needs, as well as fairer for applicants."
During his stay in India Kenny will also travel to Mumbai where he will express Canada's condolences for the 26/11 terror attacks. He is also expected to visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar and other sites of importance particularly to the Jewish and Ismaili communities.
In New Delhi, Kenny is schedule to deliver a keynote address to the Indo-Canadian Business Chamber and will visit the office of the Canadian Immigration Integration Project, which Canada recently opened to help Indian immigrants better prepare for the Canadian labour market, particularly through having their academic credentials and professional qualifications assessed.
India is one of Canada's top source countries for immigrants and a rapidly growing source of visitors and temporary workers.
Ritz will be in India from January 10 to 14, during which he will meet his Indian counterpart and seek to enhance prospects for improved trade through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with India's agriculture, consumer affairs and public distribution minister Sharad Pawar.
This agreement aims to promote exchange of knowledge in agricultural marketing, animal development and emerging agricultural technologies.
Canada's top agricultural exports to India in 2007 were pulses and wheat. Canada is also actively developing the Indian market for canola oil, livestock genetics, and value-added food products.
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