Canada’s government deported 3,323 Indian nationals in the first six months of this year alone. The number could rise further over the rest of the year, potentially setting a new record for the highest number of Indian nationals sent back from Canada in six years.
According to official data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), 3,323 Indians were removed from Canada between January and June 2026. In all of last year, 2025, 3,779 Indians were sent back — the highest until then. The first six months of this year have already reached about 88 percent of last year’s total.
In the first half of 2026, Indians were the largest nationality group deported from Canada. Mexico was second, with 1,573 of its nationals sent back from Canada in this period.
For the past five years, Mexican nationals had topped the list of deportations from Canada, with India second. Indians last topped the list in 2020, when 1,424 Indian nationals were deported from Canada.
CBSA data show 603 Indians were sent back from Canada in 2021. The number rose to 786 in 2022, 1,132 in 2023 and 2,004 in 2024. In 2025 it rose further to 3,779.
Canada is currently imposing several tightenings on its immigration system, and has also moved to reduce the number of temporary residents, including international students and temporary foreign workers. Amid this, the number of Indian nationals being deported is rising fast.
Indian nationals are usually sent back for reasons such as not following immigration rules, rejection of asylum or refugee claims, overstaying a visa, and visa fraud. Although the CBSA keeps a separate database on reasons for removal, it does not publish country-specific details there.
Indians are also the largest group among those currently in the removal process in Canada. According to CBSA data, 7,669 Indian nationals are currently in the “removal in progress inventory” — meaning the process of removing them from Canada is under way.
There are mainly three types of removal orders in Canada. Under a “departure order”, a person must leave Canada voluntarily within 30 days; failing to leave in time, it automatically becomes a “deportation order”. An “exclusion order” bars re-entry to Canada for a fixed period — usually one to five years. A “deportation order” places the person under a permanent bar on entering Canada unless they obtain written permission from the Canadian government.
Canada’s deportations of Indians in the first six months of this year are more than two and a half times the number of Indians sent back to India from the United States. According to India’s foreign ministry, the United States sent 1,273 Indian nationals back to India between 1 January and 22 July.
Where the number of Indian deportations from Canada will stand by the end of this year now remains to be seen. If the current trend continues, 2026 could surpass all previous records, it is thought.
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