At a meeting of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration this week, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said there are now only five members to do the on-the-ground visa work in India, the CIC News reported.
Speaking at a press conference in Brampton, Ontario, he said the Indian government was making it "unbelievably difficult" for life as usual to continue for millions of people in India and in Canada following the decision
Canada has also announced that it will be "pausing" all in-person services at its consulates in Chandigarh, Mumbai and Bengaluru and was directing all Canadians in India to the High Commission in New Delhi.
Following a two-week negotiation period between India and Canada, sparked by India's call for "parity" in diplomat numbers, CBC News, citing an informed source, reported on the subsequent departures.
Balvir Singh, a resident of the town of New Westminster, is facing a second-degree murder charge for stabbing 46 year-old Kulwant Kaur to death on October 13.
Abhay Gadru and Yash Ramugade, both 25, from Mumbai, were in the small twin-engine light aircraft - a piper PA-34 Seneca - which crashed on Friday near the local airport in Chilliwack in the province.
During a conversation with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on Friday evening, Sunak reiterated the UK’s stance that all nations should uphold sovereignty and adhere to the rule of law.
Peel Regional Police officers were dispatched to investigate reports of gunfire near Donald Stewart Road and Brisdale Drive in Brampton at 10:25 p.m. on Monday.