The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, will address Indo-Canadian business leaders at the opening ceremony of Brand India Expo 2012 on Tuesday, March 13, 2012.

The Brand India Expo highlights the ever-growing trade and investment ties between Canada and India, which are being further strengthened through the Government of Canada’s ongoing free trade negotiations with India, set to boost the Canadian economy by as much as $6 billion.

Event: Remarks (open to media), photo opportunity and media availability
Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Time: Noon ET
Location: Ottawa Convention Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario

For more information, please contact:

Rudy Husny
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Ed Fast
Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway
613-992-7332

Trade Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
613-996-2000