Canada Deports 366 Nigerians in 2025 as Immigration Crackdown Intensifies, Nigeria Re-Enters Top 10 Deportation List With Nearly 1,000 Awaiting Removal
Canada has deported at least 366 Nigerians between January and October 2025, marking a sharp escalation in immigration enforcement and Nigeria’s return to the country’s top 10 deported nationalities for the first time in years. Data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) show that an additional 974 Nigerians are currently listed as “removal in progress,” placing Nigeria fifth globally in pending deportation cases and making it the only African country on the list.
The surge comes amid Canada’s most aggressive immigration crackdown in over a decade, with authorities now deporting nearly 400 foreign nationals weekly. In the 2024–2025 fiscal year alone, more than 18,000 people were removed at a cost of about $78 million. CBSA figures reveal that failed asylum claims account for roughly 83 per cent of deportations, while criminality represents only a small fraction.
Canadian officials say the intensified removals are aimed at meeting tighter immigration targets and addressing housing shortages, labour market pressures, and border security concerns. Despite the crackdown, Canada remains a major destination for Nigerians, with tens of thousands migrating, gaining permanent residency, or obtaining citizenship in recent years, underscoring the continued push-and-pull between enforcement and migration demand.
Canada has deported at least 366 Nigerians between January and October 2025, marking a sharp escalation in immigration enforcement and Nigeria’s return to the country’s top 10 deported nationalities for the first time in years. Data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) show that an additional 974 Nigerians are currently listed as “removal in progress,” placing Nigeria fifth globally in pending deportation cases and making it the only African country on the list.
The surge comes amid Canada’s most aggressive immigration crackdown in over a decade, with authorities now deporting nearly 400 foreign nationals weekly. In the 2024–2025 fiscal year alone, more than 18,000 people were removed at a cost of about $78 million. CBSA figures reveal that failed asylum claims account for roughly 83 per cent of deportations, while criminality represents only a small fraction.
Canadian officials say the intensified removals are aimed at meeting tighter immigration targets and addressing housing shortages, labour market pressures, and border security concerns. Despite the crackdown, Canada remains a major destination for Nigerians, with tens of thousands migrating, gaining permanent residency, or obtaining citizenship in recent years, underscoring the continued push-and-pull between enforcement and migration demand.
Canada Deports 366 Nigerians in 2025 as Immigration Crackdown Intensifies, Nigeria Re-Enters Top 10 Deportation List With Nearly 1,000 Awaiting Removal
Canada has deported at least 366 Nigerians between January and October 2025, marking a sharp escalation in immigration enforcement and Nigeria’s return to the country’s top 10 deported nationalities for the first time in years. Data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) show that an additional 974 Nigerians are currently listed as “removal in progress,” placing Nigeria fifth globally in pending deportation cases and making it the only African country on the list.
The surge comes amid Canada’s most aggressive immigration crackdown in over a decade, with authorities now deporting nearly 400 foreign nationals weekly. In the 2024–2025 fiscal year alone, more than 18,000 people were removed at a cost of about $78 million. CBSA figures reveal that failed asylum claims account for roughly 83 per cent of deportations, while criminality represents only a small fraction.
Canadian officials say the intensified removals are aimed at meeting tighter immigration targets and addressing housing shortages, labour market pressures, and border security concerns. Despite the crackdown, Canada remains a major destination for Nigerians, with tens of thousands migrating, gaining permanent residency, or obtaining citizenship in recent years, underscoring the continued push-and-pull between enforcement and migration demand.
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