Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed a deal to buy more than 3,000 tonnes of Saskatchewan uranium over the next five years to fuel his country's power reactors.
The five-year contract comes as Modi opens the first full day of his visit to Canada.
Modi began the day by meeting Gov. Gen. David Johnston at Rideau Hall before a 21-gun salute and full military honours greeted him in the shadow of the Centre Block, where Harper ushered him into the building for a face-to-face meeting.
"Your visit has been much anticipated," Harper told Modi as the pair shook hands for the benefit of gathered television cameras.
"It's a very important relationship for our country ... it's wonderful."
Trade, energy, the environment, security, and culture are expected to be among the issues Harper and Modi will discuss during the visit.
The deal for Saskatchewan's Cameco Corp to export uranium to India was announced shortly before the two leaders addressed the media. Harper said it shows the commitment of the two countries to expand trade and business.
The uranium deal with is one of a number of agreements signed today, including pledges to co-operate in the areas of civil aviation, rail transport and education and skills development.
Harper will also accompany the charismatic Modi to Vancouver, with no fewer than 16 fellow Conservatives scheduled to appear with them at various events.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves as he arrives in Ottawa Tuesday evening. Following his meetings on Parliament HIll Wednesday, his packed schedule takes him to Toronto for events with Indo-Canadian groups. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
A number of key Conservative MPs, including Defence Minister Jason Kenney, were on hand to greet Modi when his plane arrived Tuesday in Ottawa.
Modi's trip is the first bilateral visit to Canada by an Indian prime minister since Indira Gandhi was hosted in 1973 by then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau.
The visit gives Canadians their first glimpse of Modi, who swept to power last May. Handfuls of supporters lined the lawn in front of the Parliament buildings, chanting his name as he arrived.
"He's a rock star," said Ravi Desai, an international student and IT worker from India who lives in Ottawa.
"He's putting aside a lot of traditional things that other governments used to do and he's focusing on technology, and that's what (the youth of India) need," he said.
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."
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