Nigeria Returns to Canada’s Top 10 for Deportations in 2025 After Two-Year Gap
Nigeria has re-entered Canada’s top 10 list of nationalities facing expulsion in 2025 after a two-year absence. The country now ranks ninth, with 366 Nigerians removed in the first ten months of the year. This follows a broader surge in deportations, as Canada removes nearly 400 foreign nationals each week—the highest rate in over a decade.
Canada’s expulsion figures have climbed sharply in recent months. Between April 2024 and March 2025, authorities removed 18,048 people at a cost of around $78 million. Most of those expelled—about 83%—were failed refugee claimants, while criminal offences accounted for roughly 4% of cases.
Nigeria’s return to the top 10 marks an 8% increase in deportations compared to 2019. Despite this rise, the country did not appear among the leading nationalities expelled in 2023 or 2024. Canada remains the only nation in the top 10 for expelling Nigerians this year, alongside countries like Mexico, India, and Haiti.
The issue extends beyond removals. In 2023, nearly 50,000 international students received Canadian study permits but failed to arrive at their institutions. Among them, 3,901 were Nigerians. Currently, 974 Nigerians are awaiting expulsion from Canada, placing the country fifth globally for nationals in this situation.
The latest figures show Nigeria’s growing presence in Canada’s expulsion records for 2025. With 366 removals so far and nearly 1,000 more pending, the trend reflects broader immigration enforcement efforts. Failed asylum claims remain the primary reason for most expulsions across all nationalities.
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