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Diaspora and mobility: India and Canada

First country

Second country

In 2024, 1.0 million people born in India lived in Canada, and 3 thousand people born in Canada lived in India.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in India who live in Canada rose from 163 thousand in 1990 to 1.0 million in 2024.

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

People born in India living in Canada

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 162,668Low 162,668 / High 1,015,6302024: 1,015,630

1990162,668
1995228,383
2000300,208
2005418,282
2010548,591
2015699,110
2020866,951
20241,015,630

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

More on this relationship

Benefits

  • BothAir Canada flies non-stop from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver to Delhi, and Air India flies Delhi to Toronto and Vancouver.

Constraints

  • BothDuring the 2023 dispute each side warned its citizens against travelling to the other country.

Sources: Wikipedia: Canada–India relations (revision of 4 September 2026)