Dinesh Bhatia, the new Consul General of India to Toronto visited the headquarters of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) in Toronto on May 10, 2016. He interacted with the members of the board of directors of the Chamber and discussed the current scenario of Canada-India relations with special focus on business and commercial relations. He expressed confidence that the relations between the two countries were getting better because of the commitment on both sides, especially on enhancing trade.

ICCC President Sanjay Makkar welcomed the Consul General to the Chamber’s headquarters and briefed him about the Chamber’s activities. “The Chamber is at the forefront of promoting trade between Canada and India for the last four decades,” he said, and added, “over the last decade we have focussed on building linkages between small entrepreneurs in the two countries through various means, and especially through our annual India Missions.” Mr. Makkar assured all the support and help required by the Consulate for the promotion of Canada India bilateral ties.

It may be recalled that the ICCC and the Consulate General of India in Toronto have longstanding working relationship, and have collaborated on numerous initiatives in the recent past. Notably, the ICCC and the Consulate worked in unison to organize the PBDCanada2011 during the Year of India in Canada.

The members of the board also greeted the Consul General, and conducted a tour of the different facilities are housed in the Chamber’s headquarters. The Consul General was also shown the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award that was bestowed on the Chamber by the Government of India in 2012.

ICCC board members Mr. Arun Srivastava, Mr. Jagdish Bajaj, Mr. Kanwar Dhanjal, Mr. Ajay Tandon, Mr. Yatendra Shah and Ms. Devika Penekelapati were also present. 

ICCC President Sanjay Makkar with Consul General Dinesh Bhatia