Saskatchewan Premier Moe going to India with PM Mark Carney as part of trade mission

Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, speaks with Premier of Saskatchewan Scott Moe following the First Minister’s Meeting in Saskatoon, Sask., Monday, June 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will be heading to India with Prime Minister Mark Carney later this week for a trade mission.

Moe’s office says he is flying with Carney to Mumbai and then New Delhi.

The prime minister’s office has said Carney will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss ways to expand their trading relationship.

Speaking with members of the North Saskatoon Business Association on Tuesday in Saskatoon, Moe spoke about the upcoming trip, and how it will differ from his previous trip to China.

“India is a different market than China, so the approach is slightly different,” he said. “… Obviously we have a democrac[tic] structure of government and so engagement is a little different than what you might see in China. However, the opportunity is similar.”

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Moe spoke on the prospect of expanding the scope of trade between the subcontinent and the province – from simply agricultural products and potash to other resources like uranium.

“I would say there’s been an ongoing conversation and relationship with India about the potential for uranium sales, for example, and that’s that has been part of virtually every conversation we’ve had with India … since I was in this position just over eight years ago,” the premier noted.

In October 2025, India imposed a 30 per cent tariff on Canadian yellow peas, causing a major blow to Saskatchewan’s agriculture industry.

The province has urged Ottawa to immediately negotiate with India to alleviate pressures.

While Moe hopes for the removal of the tariffs on Canadian pulse crops, he admits to the complicated nature of the trade actions.

“There’s a few reasons as to why [the tariffs] may be on in the first place, some domestic and some, at times, our international relations. The point being is we still do have pulse crops to India and to other markets around the world,” he said.

“We’ll engage on having those tariffs reduced or removed, or if they’re not removed, for anybody, at a point when they are, they should be reduced for Canada first.”

Moe accompanied the prime minister on a trade mission to China earlier this year, where the two countries agreed to see Beijing reduce tariffs on Canadian canola products in exchange for Ottawa lowering duties on Chinese electric vehicles.

-With files from The Canadian Press

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