After Keerthy Vinukonda came to Canada from India, she commuted 20 hours a week to jobs that would get her work experience to allow her to become a permanent resident.

In 2021, 80,000 Canadian tourists visited India, making them the fourth-largest group, according to India's Bureau of Immigration. Canada is an attractive destination for Indians, especially students.

A diplomatic row between Canada and India is back in the spotlight amid mounting foreign interference concerns and the 2023 killing of a Sikh separatist leader in B.C.