Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Canada Deports Record 3,323 Indians in First Half of 2026
Canada is a country in North America with rules about who can stay and live there.
Sometimes people break those rules, and Canada sends them back to their home country.
In the first six months of 2026, Canada sent 3,323 people back to India.
That is nearly as many as in the whole of 2025, when it sent back a record 3,779 people.
Most of them broke immigration rules, had their refugee requests refused, stayed too long, or were involved in visa fraud.
Indians are now the biggest group being sent back from Canada, even bigger than the 1,573 people sent back to Mexico.
Another 7,669 people from India are still waiting to be removed.
Canada is making its immigration rules stricter, including for students and workers.
The United States also sent 1,273 people back to India this year.
Canada deported 3,323 Indian nationals in the first six months of 2026, nearly 88 percent of the 3,779 removed in all of 2025.
Indians became the largest nationality removed from Canada in the first half of 2026, overtaking Mexicans with 1,573 deportations.
Mexico had topped Canada's list of nationalities for deportations in each of the last five years, with India last topping it in 2020.
Removals are primarily linked to non-compliance with immigration rules, rejected asylum or refugee claims, visa overstays and visa fraud scams.
Canada's figure is more than two-and-a-half times the 1,273 Indians deported by the US, and 7,669 Indians remain in Canada's removal-in-progress inventory.
- Who
- Indian nationals in Canada, per data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
- What
- Canada deported 3,323 Indian nationals in the first half of 2026, on track to surpass the 3,779 record set in 2025
- When
- First six months of 2026; reported on August 8, 2026
- Where
- Canada
- Why
- Non-compliance with immigration rules, rejected asylum or refugee claims, visa overstays and visa fraud scams, as Canada tightens its immigration system
Tightened enforcement perspective
Immigration fairness perspective
Immigration policy tightening
Tightened enforcement perspective
Canada is tightening its immigration system and reducing temporary residents, including international students and foreign workers, which protects the integrity of its rules.
Immigration fairness perspective
The sharp rise in deportations of Indians, from 603 in 2021 to 3,323 in half of 2026, reflects stricter policies that may unfairly target certain nationalities.
Removal orders
Tightened enforcement perspective
Clear categories of removal orders—departure, exclusion, and deportation—provide fair and structured enforcement of immigration laws.
Immigration fairness perspective
Deportation orders permanently bar re-entry unless written authorization is obtained, which may be harsh for those affected by visa fraud scams or overstays.
- Indians deported (Jan–Jun 2026)
- 3,323
- Indians deported in all of 2025
- 3,779 (record high)
- Mexicans deported (Jan–Jun 2026)
- 1,573
- Indians awaiting removal
- 7,669
- Indians deported from US (Jan 1–Jul 22, 2026)
- 1,273
- Annual deportations (2021–2024)
- 603, 786, 1,132, 2,004
- Data source
- Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
