Deportations from Canada up 11 per cent in 2024, with half a million more awaiting removal

More recent data with large backlog of removals:

There are about half a million foreign nationals in Canada waiting for removal, including almost 30,000 who are wanted by officials as well as some 21,000 who can’t be removed.

The Canada Border Services Agency said it had 485,359 people in its removal inventory as of Dec. 31, including 120,273 in Ontario and 197,029 in Quebec. About 123,000 were not assigned to any region.

Last year it also reported 16,860 enforced removals, an 11 per cent increase from 2023, reaching the highest level since 2019, when 11,276 people were removed from the country, according to the latest removal statistics released by the border agency on Tuesday.

The top 10 countries where these foreign nationals were sent back to were: Mexico (3,579); India (1,932); Colombia (956); Haiti (806); Romania (653); the U.S. (631); China (535); Venezuela (470); Pakistan (392); and Hungary (366).

“Removing individuals who do not have the right to enter or stay in Canada is essential to maintaining the integrity of Canada’s immigration program and to ensuring fairness for those who come to this country lawfully,” it said.

Among the people booted out of the country last year, 13,527 were failed refugees and 2,261 were foreign nationals removed for non-compliance of immigration laws. While 771 people were removed due to criminality, 89 were involved in organized crime….

Source: Deportations from Canada up 11 per cent in 2024, with half a million more awaiting removal