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Canada deported 366 Nigerians between January and October 2025, as it intensified its immigration enforcement drive at the fastest pace in over a decade, official data obtained by Saturday PUNCH has shown.

The figure, obtained from the Canada Border Services Agency removals programme statistics, also revealed that 974 Nigerians are currently in the “removal in progress” inventory, awaiting deportation from Canada.

The latest statistics, updated on November 25, 2025, showed that Nigeria ranked ninth among the top 10 nationalities deported from Canada in the under review, with 974 Nigerians in the fifth position among those awaiting removal.

A breakdown of the data showed that Nigerian deportations have fluctuated over the years.


In 2019, Canada removed 339 Nigerians; this dropped to 302 in 2020, then to 242 in 2021, and to 199 in 2022.

While Nigeria did not feature in the top 10 in 2023 and 2024, it returned to the list in 2025, recording 366 removals in just 10 months.

This represented an eight per cent increase compared to the 2019 figure.

The deportations come amid Canada’s aggressive immigration crackdown, with the CBSA now removing nearly 400 foreign nationals weekly, the highest rate in over a decade.

In fiscal year 2024-2025, Canada removed 18,048 people, spending approximately $78m in the process.

Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the CBSA is legally obligated to remove any foreign national with an enforceable removal order.

Individuals may be found inadmissible and face removal for several reasons, including security grounds, human or international rights violations, criminality, organised crime, health grounds, financial reasons, misrepresentation, and non-compliance with immigration rules.

The majority of those being removed, about 83 per cent, are failed refugee claimants whose asylum applications were denied.

Criminality accounts for about four per cent of removals.

Canadian law stipulates three types of removal orders: departure orders, which require individuals to leave within 30 days; exclusion orders, which bar re-entry for one to five years; and deportation orders, which permanently bar individuals from returning unless they obtain special authorisation.

The Canadian government says it is intensifying deportations to tighten immigration targets and address concerns over housing shortages, labour market pressures, and border security.

It also allocated an additional $30.5m over three years to bolster removal efforts, while committing $1.3bn to enhance border security.

President of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, Aisling Bondy, had expressed concern that deportations may ramp up further if Bill C-12, also known as the ‘border bill,’ passes.

“One of the clauses in that bill is that a lot of people will be permanently banned from filing a refugee claim in Canada,” Bondy said.

Analysis of the CBSA data revealed that Nigeria is the only African country featured in the top 10 nationalities for deportations in 2025.

Other African nations are grouped under “remaining nationals,” which accounted for 6,233 removals in 2025.

The top 10 countries for removals in 2025 are: Mexico (3,972), India (2,831), Haiti (2,012), Colombia (737), Romania (672), United States (656), Venezuela (562), China (385), Nigeria (366), and Pakistan (359).

Similarly, in the removal-in-progress record, Nigeria (974) is the only African country listed in the top 10. The inventory is led by India (6,515), followed by Mexico (4,650), the United States (1,704), China (1,430), Nigeria (974), Colombia (895), Pakistan (863), Haiti (741), Brazil (650), and Chile (621).

Canada remains a popular destination for Nigerians seeking better opportunities. According to the 2021 Canadian census, over 40,000 Nigerians moved to Canada between 2016 and 2021, making them the fifth-largest recent immigrant group and the largest population of African migrants to Canada.

Data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada showed that 6,600 Nigerians arrived as new permanent residents in the first four months of 2024, making Nigerians the fourth-largest international population to obtain permanent residency, after India, the Philippines, and China.

Between 2005 and 2024, over 71,459 Nigerians obtained Canadian citizenship, placing Nigeria 10th among source countries for new Canadian citizens.

Canada’s ageing population and labour shortages have made it an attractive destination for skilled professionals and students from Nigeria.

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Japa syndrome is as a direct result of bad government in Nigeria.

The youths are always looking on how to run away from agbaddo government policies

vanbonattel:
Japa syndrome is as a direct result of bad government in Nigeria.

The youths are always looking on how to run away from agbaddo government policies

Nigeria (974) is the only African country listed in the top 10. The inventory is led by India (6,515), followed by Mexico (4,650), the United States (1,704), China (1,430), Nigeria (974), Colombia (895), Pakistan (863), Haiti (741), Brazil (650), and Chile (621).

Ppl will always look for better opportunities no matter who or how the nation is being governed

More than likely that a significant number of Nigerians left US for Canada.

RealLordZeus:
Nigeria (974) is the only African country listed in the top 10. The inventory is led by India (6,515), followed by Mexico (4,650), the United States (1,704), China (1,430), Nigeria (974), Colombia (895), Pakistan (863), Haiti (741), Brazil (650), and Chile (621).

Ppl will always look for better opportunities no matter who or how the nation is being governed

So you want to say the US, Indians and Chinese are running away from bad government in their countries ?

These sets of Nigerians and the length they will go to defend evil presidents

The denied General Musa and some of entourage diplomatic visa for an official visit. Labelled the major political parties in Nigeria - "terrorists".

Then continued denying Nigerians visa while deporting the ones that ran foul of their immigration laws. What a burden for a country.

Ewehhh Nigeria should send them to Niger

This is what happens when your agent tells you to get a visitor visa and escape later. I hope the deportees worked and saved enough money to start a new life in Nigeria

I Am Curious Though. What Happens to Their Asset? Monies in Bank Accounts?

Are These Monies/Properties Converted to State Assets By The Canadian Government or Can The Deportees Find Ways to Repatriate The Money?

it is well with them.May God have Mercy on us this year and beyond

Antoeni:
I am curious though. What happens to their assets? Monies in bank accounts?

Are these monies/properties converted to State assets by the UK govt or can the deportees find ways to repatriate the money?

The title literally says “Canada”

Antoeni:
I Am Curious Though. What Happens to Their Asset? Monies in Bank Accounts?

Are These Monies/Properties Converted to State Assets By The Canadian Government or Can The Deportees Find Ways to Repatriate The Money?

UK government ?

Are you sure we are on the same page here?

Let Them Come And Enjoy Tinubu's Government, Some of Them Supported This Nebuchadnezzar Government.

vanbonattel:
So you want to say the US, Indians and Chinese are running away from bad government in their countries ?

These sets of Nigerians and the length they will go to defend evil presidents

When you get to Canada as an African what sort of job do they offer you?

83% of deported are failed Refugee claimants... Not a big deal since they try to scam the system

Ahhhhh..
What is all this?
Nawa o

They should leave Nigerians and focused on those religious extremists from Middle East Countries.

Nigerians like to work and easily blend with the culture and traditions of their hosts but those guys from Middle East always refuse to integrate, instead they segregate themselves to a particular area, marry their cousins and begin breeding like rabbits so they can request for Sharia law when their population increases. Their wives don't work or pay tax,
instead will remain at home collecting State benefits. They will also compel fast food in the area to sell halal foods.

Somalia migrants are currently wrecking havoc in Minnesota in the United States, they refuse to integrate with black Americans instead they align themselves with Arabs to loot Covid 19 funds

I hope all of them are T-Pain's supporters, let them come and enjoy their T-Pain's atrocities.

Canada didn’t “suddenly turn wicked”. Most of these cases are failed asylum claims and immigration rule violations and once your application is denied, the country will enforce removal. That’s their system.
The sad part is why Nigerians are risking everything in the first place ... no jobs, no stability, weak institutions, zero hope at home. People aren’t running because Canada is paradise… they’re running because Nigeria keeps pushing them out.
Fix the country and migration becomes a choice, not an escape plan

coputa:
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This same Canada that I’m planing to migrate to.Jesus I have made my new year resolutions and no stopping me now.

Hope this is not the reverse japa that Pastor Adeboye said

Nigerian police officers, Pdp and apc members are been deported nice one Canada

They're welcome to Emilokan regime

Confirm4real:
They're welcome to Emilokan regime

Nigerians will pay for the crime of Tinubu and his corrupt politicians committed
For all of you supporting the bad government continue

vanbonattel:
Japa syndrome is as a direct result of bad government in Nigeria.

The youths are always looking on how to run away from agbaddo government policies

Did you see that the US has more citizens in both list than Nigeria?
Pls learn to read,and understand content better

Where Dem wan start from now under this failure president ever in Nigeria history

Maybe USA Preso DJT will offer the awaiting 974 refuge because of his intense LOVE for Nigerians.
😉

very good. they will ruin ur countries like they have ruined their own by surrending it to evil leaders

Kaiser20:
Nigerians will pay for the crime of Tinubu and his corrupt politicians committed
For all of you supporting the bad government continue

I don't support rubbish

Cleanmouth:
They should leave Nigerians and focused on those religious extremists from Middle East Countries.

Nigerians like to work and easily blend with the culture and traditions of their hosts but those guys from Middle East [/b]always refuse to integrate, instead they segregate themselves to a particular area, marry their cousins and begin breeding like rabbits so they can request for Sharia law when their population increases. Their wives don't work or pay tax,
instead will remain at home collecting State benefits. They will also compel fast food in the area to sell halal foods.

[b]Somalia migrants are currently wrecking havoc in Minnesota in the United States, they refuse to integrate with black Americans instead they align themselves with Arabs to loot Covid 19 funds

Despicable human beings and bunch of ungrateful idiot spoiling things for others

Antoeni:
Canada didn’t “suddenly turn wicked”. Most of these cases are failed asylum claims and immigration rule violations and once your application is denied, the country will enforce removal. That’s their system.
The sad part is why Nigerians are risking everything in the first place ... no jobs, no stability, weak institutions, zero hope at home. People aren’t running because Canada is paradise… they’re running because Nigeria keeps pushing them out.
Fix the country and migration becomes a choice, not an escape plan

Fix which country ? By the same Nigerians that are divided across ethnic and religious line ? Majority of Nigerians would rather go to bed hungry than admit that their tribe man in power has failed Nigeria. They only listen to what politicians tell them and not what they see around them. Majority of Nigerians both educated and illiterate alike are quite gullible and too stupid to think for themselves. They are all over nairaland too. Let's them enjoy Thier emilokan.