India and Calgary in Alberta, Canada, termed as one of the most sought entrepreneurial cities of Canada is seeking bilateral investments, skill and tech talent partnership, higher education partnerships and film industry collaboration for significant promising economic potential on both the sides.

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, the third term Mayor of ‘Indian ethnicity’ at an industry roundtable in the national Capital hosted by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) kicked-off a weeklong ‘exploration mission’ with a nine-member delegation who will visit three cities — Delhi, Bangalore, and Mumbai — to seek partnerships. The mission has been built through a partnership between Calgary Economic Development (CED) with the CII.

Mayor Nenshi is accompanied by the University of Calgary President and Vice-Chancellor Dr Ed McCauley and Mount Royal

University President and Vice-Chancellor Dr Tim Rahilly, along with senior officials from Calgary Economic Development.

Mayor will be meeting Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia to seek partnership around the agenda of global skill development. He will also be interacting with Invest India, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ministry of Industry and Commerce among others.

“India has grown in recent years as a destination and trade partner for Calgary’s goods and services, and we’ve only just begun to scratch the surface of our economic potential in this market,” said Mayor Naheed Nenshi.