Canada removed 3,323 Indian nationals between January and June 2026, making Indians the largest nationality group among removals in the first half of the year. Citing official Canada Border Services Agency data, the report said the six-month total was about 88 percent of the 3,779 Indians removed during all of 2025. If the current trend continues, removals of Indian nationals could surpass previous records by the end of 2026.

Mexico ranked second, with 1,573 citizens removed from Canada during the same period. Mexican nationals had been the largest group in removals for the previous five years, while India ranked second; Indians were last the largest group in 2020. CBSA data showed 603 Indian removals in 2021, 786 in 2022, 1,132 in 2023, 2,004 in 2024, and 3,779 in 2025.

Canada is tightening its immigration system and seeking to reduce the number of temporary residents, including international students and temporary foreign workers. Removals commonly involve non-compliance with immigration rules, rejected asylum or refugee applications, overstaying visas, or visa fraud, though CBSA does not publish country-specific reasons. A further 7,669 Indian nationals are listed in the removal-in-progress inventory.