Canada is deporting a record number of Indian nationals this year, according to the latest data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). As of 2025, a total of 1,891 Indians have been forcibly returned—almost matching the entire figure for last year. The report was published by Hindustan Times.
In 2024, Canada deported 1,997 Indian citizens, while in 2019 the number stood at only 625. So far this year, Indians represent the second-largest group of deportees after Mexicans. Between January and July 2025, 2,678 Mexicans and 981 Colombians were sent back to their home countries.
Speaking to reporters in Toronto recently, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government is taking new measures to make the deportation of foreign offenders “faster and more effective.”
“We are reforming the immigration system,” Carney said. “The process of deporting foreign nationals involved in criminal activities will now be placed under stricter oversight.”
The announcement comes at a time when anti-immigration sentiment and political pressure are intensifying across Canada.
On October 10, Peel Regional Police (PRP) announced that it was working jointly with the CBSA and the Crown Attorney’s Office to expedite the deportation of foreign offenders. Earlier, police had arrested eight Indian nationals in connection with a postal theft case involving 450 stolen letters worth an estimated CAD 400,000.
The accused were identified as Sumanpreet Singh, Gurdeep Chattha, Jashandeep Jattana, Harman Singh, Jasanpreet Singh, Manroop Singh, Rajbir Singh, and Upinderjit Singh—facing a total of 344 charges.
CBSA data further reveals that 6,837 Indian nationals are currently on Canada’s deportation list—followed by Mexico (5,170) and the United States (1,734). Overall, 30,733 individuals are awaiting deportation proceedings, with nearly 27,000 of them being asylum seekers, a majority of whom are Indian.
Analysts note that since 2019, Indian migration to Canada has grown sharply, but so too has the rate of deportations—driven by rejected asylum claims and criminal convictions. The politically sensitive issue of “foreign offenders” has now become a top priority for the Canadian government.
Sources: Hindustan Times, Toronto Sun.