Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting with Gov. Gen. David Johnston in Ottawa this morning as he kicks off the first full day of his three-day Canadian visit.
A number of key Conservative MPs, including Defence Minister Jason Kenney, were on hand to greet Modi when his plane arrived Tuesday in Ottawa.
After meeting with Johnston at Rideau Hall, Modi will then hold talks with Prime Minister Stephen Harper before both leaders head to Toronto to attend an Indian diaspora.
CBC News will livestream Modi's arrival on Parliament Hill at around 9:40 a.m. ET, followed by his joint statement after his meeting with Harper at 11 a.m. ET.
Trade, energy, the environment, security, and culture are expected to be among the issues Harper and Modi will discuss during the visit.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves as he arrived in Ottawa Tuesday evening. His packed schedule Wednesday will see him on Parliament Hill for talks with Prime Minister Stephen Harper before heading to events in Toronto later in the day with Indo-Canadian groups. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
Harper will also accompany the charismatic Modi to Vancouver and will have no less than 16 fellow Conservatives appearing with them at various events.
Modi's visit is the first to Canada by an Indian prime minister since Indira Gandhi was hosted in 1973 by then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau.
Finalizing a deal two years in the making that would see Saskatchewan's Cameco Corp export peaceful nuclear material to India will also be a major priority.
And Louise Comeau, executive director of Climate Action Network Canada, would like to see Modi and Harper prod each other to make strong commitments to reduce greenhouse gases ahead of the UN climate conference in Paris in December.
"Neither country is performing to its best potential," she said. "We have a very large population in Canada with connections in India — we have opportunities for trading in clean energy."
The visit will also give Canadians their first glimpse of Modi, who swept to power last May.
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