The Canada India Foundation also referred to as CIF, is a Canadian non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental organization (NGO) established in 2007. The main stated objective of CIF comprises promoting Canada-India relations through their active intervention in public policy which would cover domestic policies and bi-lateral issues affecting the Indio-Canadian community including issues such as culture, education, trade and investment, immigration, diplomatic, political, and strategic relations.
The foundation's Board of Directors are elected from its Charter Members. Members of the Board for the 2011-2012 term are:
Chair Barj Dhahan (President, Sandhurst Holdings)
Co-Chair Deepak Ruparell (President, Silver Hotel Group)
National Convenor Rahul Shastri (Senior Partner, Kagan Shastri LLP)
Regional Convenor (East) Vikram Khurana (CEO, Prudential Consulting)
Regional Convenor (Central) Dr. Asha Seth (Gynaecologist/Obstetrician)
Regional Convenor (West) Sarup Mann (President, Ansatel Communications)
Member of the Board Sandeep Lal ( President, Metro Label)
Member of the Board Sachin Mahajan (Director, M&A, Canaccord Genuity)
Member of the Board Laj Prasher (CEO, Tortel Communications)
Member of the Board Pankaj Dave (CEO, Manas Metals Inc.)
Member of the Board Anita Dalakoti (Senior Advisor, Sun Life Financial)
Immediate Past-Chair Ramesh Chotai (President, Bromed Pharmaceuticals)
Immediate Past-National Convenor Aditya Jha (Chairman, POA Foundation)

See also

• Canada India Foundation ("CIF") Chanchlani Global Indian Award
• Indian non-governmental diasporic awards
  Indian non-governmental diasporic awards
  This article refers to awards presented to members of the Indian diaspora by non-governmental organisations.-Objectives and Private Enterprise:Persons of Indian origin residing outside India are an important factor not only for the Indian economy, but also for the international political...
  
  
• Indo-Canadians
  Indo-Canadians
  Indo-Canadians are Canadians whose origins trace back to India. The terms East Indian and South Asian are used to distinguish people of ancestral origin from India, from the First Nations peoples of Canada who are often referred to as Indian, and from the people of the Caribbean, who are sometimes...
  
  
• List of Indo-Canadians

External links

• Canada India Foundation official website