India, Nov. 2 -- Over 4,500 Indian nationals have been removed from Canada already this year, marking a historic high.

According to data published by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), 4,526 Indians were removed from the country will September 30 this year, a record. They comprised over 27% of the total enforced removals, which was 16,426.

This was also the first time since 2020 that Indians comprised the largest country cohort for removals, but the numbers back then were much lower - 1,424 out of 12,858. In the intervening years, Mexicans accounted for the highest number of removals by country of nationality.

In 2025, the previous high for removals of Indians was set when 3,779 were deemed inadmissible. That year also witnessed...