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Canada immigration backlog dips below 1 million; study visa delays hit peak

Work permit processing improves, but study permit delays rise to highest level since 2022, according to IRCC data

No 'clandestine activities' linked to Indian govt: Canadian police chief

There are "no longer clandestine activities or transnational repression taking place" in Canada that are linked to the government of India, Canada's police chief has said. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Mike Duheme made the comments during an interview with CTV News. "We're not seeing any connection right now with any foreign entity, based on the criminal information, the investigations that we have presently," he said while responding to a question whether "transnational repression by agents of India" was still a concern. "I'm saying that based on the totality of the files that we have on foreign interference or transnational repression, what we have in our holdings is we have people that are intimidating people, harassing people, but connecting the dots to a foreign entity, regardless of the country, we don't have that," Duheme said in the interview that would be aired on Sunday. His comments came following months of diplomatic tensions between Canada and ...

Watch India-Canada joint press meet | PM Modi meets Mark Carney | India-Canada relations

Watch India-Canada joint press meet | PM Modi meets Mark Carney | India-Canada relations

Canada visa wait drops: Indians get visitor visas in 57 days, study 4 weeks

Canada releases new visa processing timelines; visitor visas for Indians are faster, while the dependent child sponsorship wait time drops sharply

Press freedom in Americas saw 'dramatic deterioration' last year: Watchdog

Press freedom in the Americas suffered a "dramatic deterioration" in 2025, a regional watchdog said on Tuesday, following an assessment of conditions for the profession in 23 countries across the Western Hemisphere. "This has been one of the worst years in the region, with homicides, arbitrary arrests, and impunity" for crimes committed against journalists, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) said in its annual report. The Miami-based group has been publishing an annual freedom of speech list, known as the Chapultepec index, since 2020. It evaluates how the United States, Canada and Latin American countries do when it comes to protecting media freedoms. The 2025 index ranked Venezuela and Nicaragua as nations "without freedom of speech," while Ecuador, Bolivia, Honduras, Peru, Mexico, Haiti, Cuba, and El Salvador fall into the "high restriction" category. Other democracies including Canada, Brazil, Chile and Panama were ranked as countries with "low restrictions" on freedom

Modi is 'very focused' on delivery: Canada PM praises 'reforms' in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "very focused" on delivery of welfare programmes to the common people and has been successful in bringing "hundreds of millions" of them into the formal economy through "financial reforms" in India, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said. Carney was speaking on Wednesday during an interaction at the Lowy Institute, Australia's leading think tank, where he was asked to speak about his assessment of Prime Minister Modi, days after the two leaders met in New Delhi. The Canadian prime minister was in India from February 27 to March 2, during which India and Canada sealed key pacts on supplies of Uranium and critical minerals and agreed to conclude a comprehensive economic partnership agreement soon. "... just on a personal level the impressions which is, he is a person who is very... and I have known this from before, but it is interesting just the interaction over time... very focused on delivery to, I would say, the rural household," he said and .

Canada, Australia urge war de-escalation, but agree Iran can't get nukes

The Canadian and Australian prime ministers on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the Iran war but added the Iranians must never gain a nuclear weapon. Canada's Mark Carney and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese discussed the war during their meeting in Australia's capital, Canberra. The meeting came after news that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean and Turkiye said NATO defences intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Iran before it entered Turkiye's airspace. "We want to see a broader de-escalation of these hostilities with a broader group of countries than just the direct belligerents involved," Carney said at a press conference with Albanese. "We stress that that cannot be achieved unless we're in a position that Iran's ability to acquire a nuclear weapon, develop a nuclear weapon, and to export terrorism, is ended. So that process must lead to those outcomes," Carney added. He said the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, which were

'The guy is unique': Canadian PM Mark Carney lauds PM Modi's work ethic

Sharing insights into his interaction with the Indian leader at a seminar hosted by the Lowy Institute in Sydney on Wednesday, Carney expressed admiration for PM Modi's relentless dedication

Canada unveils $100 million scholarships for Indian students: Details here

Canada and India launch a new talent strategy with scholarships, hybrid campuses and university partnerships aimed at expanding study and research opportunities

India, Canada sign 5-year MoU to boost agri-food research cooperation

India and Canada strengthened bilateral cooperation in the agri-food sector with the signing of a five-year Memorandum of Understanding between the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management-Kundli (NIFTEM-K) and the University of Saskatchewan (USask). The agreement was signed by NIFTEM-K Director Harinder Singh Oberoi and USask Vice President (Research) Baljit Singh in the presence of Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and senior officials of India's Ministry of Food Processing Industries, according an official statement. The partnership follows the announcement by the Prime Ministers of both countries of a jointly supported Centre of Excellence in Pulse Protein, to be led by NIFTEM-K and USask. The MoU provides for joint research projects, online teaching and training programmes, faculty and student exchanges, integrated degree programmes in Food Processing Technology, and industry-oriented short courses. It also envisages collaborative funding proposals, ..

India, Canada sign $1.9 bn uranium pact to strengthen energy cooperation

India has signed a $1.9 billion uranium supply deal with Canada's Cameco for deliveries from 2027 to 2035, part of a wider strategic energy partnership spanning renewables and fuels

Why India's $2.6 bn uranium pact with Canada matters for clean energy push

India and Canada sign a $2.6 billion uranium deal to secure fuel for India's nuclear plants, boost clean energy plans and fast-track a wider trade pact between the two countries

India, Canada sign uranium deal, vow to finalise economic partnership soon

India and Canada on Monday inked a landmark agreement on cooperation in supplies of uranium, and decided to soon finalise a comprehensive economic partnership agreement following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney. The two leaders also deliberated on the precarious security situation in West Asia, with Prime Minister Modi asserting that India supports resolution of all conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy. "The current situation in West Asia is a matter of grave concern for us. India supports the resolution of all disputes through dialogue and diplomacy," the prime minister said in his media statement. "We will continue to work with all countries to ensure the safety of all Indian citizens present in this region," he said. Following the Modi-Carney talks, the two sides inked several agreements, including one for cooperation in the critical minerals sector. "In the civil nuclear energy sector, we have struck a landmark deal for .

Canadian Universities to launch 13 new agreements for AI, research in India

The Canadian Prime Minister landed in New Delhi on Sunday evening following the conclusion of a productive visit to Mumbai, marking the next phase of his official tour of India

Modi-Carney meet on Monday to see launch of free trade agreement talks

Signing of 10-year uranium supply pact also on agenda

Air India cancels 28 flights to Europe, US, Canada for March 1

Air India has cancelled 28 flights connecting various cities in Europe, the US and Canada for March 1 due to the evolving situation in the Middle East. With multiple airspaces closed, airlines are finding it difficult to find alternate routes, especially for flights to the West. "As part of our continuing assessment of the evolving situation in the Middle East, in the interest of the safety and security of our guests and staff, Air India has cancelled the following flights scheduled on 01 March 2026," the airline said in a post on X on Saturday. The airline has cancelled flights from Delhi and Mumbai to London Heathrow, from Amritsar to London Gatwick and from Delhi and Mumbai to New York. Mumbai-Newark, Delhi-Chicago, Delhi-Toronto , Delhi-Frankfurt, Mumbai-Frankfurt and Delhi-Paris services have been cancelled. The flights from these destinations to the respective Indian cities have been cancelled for March 1. "We will continue to closely monitor the situation and share further

Beyond Uranium: Why India-Canada trade matters more than one thinks

Prime Minister Carney's visit spotlights the untapped potential in India-Canada trade, highlighting opportunities in energy, technology, agriculture, and expanding markets for mutual growth

Canada visitor visa for Indians now takes 71 days; work permit 8 weeks

Canada visitor visa: IRCC's February 2026 update shows visitor visa timelines for Indians at 71 days, alongside shifts across citizenship, PR, study and work permit queues

Bombardier has long-term chance to boost business jet sales in India: CEO

Carney has pledged to diversify trade away from the United States, even as the country ​seeks to negotiate the tariff-free movement of goods with US President Trump's ‌administration