Ontario has signed a memorandum of understanding with India's Ministry of Mines.
Minister Michael Gravelle says the agreement shows that the two can work together on a broad range of mineral projects.
"We have extra-ordinary high class technological expertise which is of great interest to the mining industry in India as they begin to develop and grow that industry," says Gravelle. "We see some opportunities certainly from our perspective in terms of job creation in our mining supply and services sector."
Gravelle says the agreement will also benefit the northwest by bringing more jobs to the region.