By Osundiji Sekinat
India recorded the highest number of enforced removals from Canada in the first half of 2026, with 3,323 Indian nationals removed from the country, according to the latest statistics released by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
The CBSA recorded a total of 10,607 enforced removals between January 1 and June 30, 2026, with India accounting for the largest share.
Mexico followed with 1,573 removals, while Haiti recorded 431. The United States ranked fourth with 372 removals.
The figures are contained in the CBSA’s official immigration removal statistics, which provide a breakdown of enforced removals by the citizenship of those removed.
Top 10 countries by enforced removals
India – 3,323
Mexico – 1,573
Haiti – 431
United States – 372
Colombia – 354
Romania – 293
Bangladesh – 227
Pakistan – 207
Nigeria – 205
Chile – 190
The figures show that Indian nationals accounted for nearly one-third of all enforced removals recorded by the CBSA during the six-month period.
Mexico was the second-highest, while Nigeria ranked ninth with 205 enforced removals during the period. The CBSA’s current 2026 data runs through June 30.
Why were people removed?
The CBSA classifies enforced removals according to the grounds on which individuals were found inadmissible to Canada. The agency’s data shows that non-compliance involving refugee claimants was by far the largest category, accounting for 8,551 of the 10,607 removals recorded through June.
Another 1,303 removals involved non-compliance among non-claimants. The figures also include 624 removals for criminality, 55 for misrepresentation, 41 involving organized crime and seven involving cessation.
This means the removal figures should not be interpreted as a list of people deported for criminal offences. The CBSA data separates criminality from immigration non-compliance and other grounds of inadmissibility.
Three types of removal orders
Canadian immigration law provides for three main types of removal orders: departure orders, exclusion orders and deportation orders.
A departure order requires a person to leave Canada within 30 days after it becomes enforceable. If the person does not leave and confirm their departure within that period, the order automatically becomes a deportation order.
An exclusion order generally prevents a person from returning to Canada for one year, although an exclusion order based on misrepresentation can carry a five-year restriction.
A deportation order permanently bars a person from returning to Canada unless they obtain written authorization from the Canadian government.
In the first six months of 2026, the CBSA recorded 2,257 removals involving departure orders, 2,140 involving exclusion orders and 6,210 involving deportation orders.
The CBSA also reported that most removals were unescorted. Of the 10,607 removals recorded through June 30, 9,862 were unescorted, while 542 were escorted.
The agency is legally required to enforce removal orders against foreign nationals whose orders are enforceable. According to the CBSA, removals can involve people found inadmissible for reasons including immigration non-compliance, criminality, misrepresentation, organized crime and other grounds under Canada’s immigration law.
The 2026 figures represent removals recorded from January 1 through June 30, 2026, and therefore do not represent the full-year removal figures for Canada.
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