Discussing various issues at length, Patil said India and Canada have long standing bilateral relations and strong socio-cultural linkages, an official spokesman said.
He said India and Canada are nations of shared values. "We have similar concerns in combating terrorism, extremism and radicalism," Patil, who is also Administrator of Chandigarh Union Territory, said.
He said there was a major scope to further expand economic and business cooperation in a wide range of fields like Information Technology, marketing of agricultural produce, sharing of educational tools and technologies, bio-technology and nuclear power generation, which can be of immense mutual benefit to people on both sides.
Patil stressed that Punjab has achieved major breakthrough in the agriculture sector and allied fields and the state is emerging as a progressive and vibrant investment destination.
He suggested strengthening of partnerships in agri-related ventures especially food processing which has a major scope of collaboration.
Patil said bold initiatives have been taken for generation of more power with focus on tapping solar energy to meet growing demand in different sectors of economy.
Tim Upal, Minister of Democratic Reforms and Baljit Singh Gosal, Minister of State for Sports in Harper's cabinet -- both of Punjab origin -- were also in the delegation that met Patil.
The governor presented four English volumes of Sri Guru Granth Sahib to Harper.
