BURSTThe Canada Border Services Agency has removed 111 people from Canada since August 2025 who have been linked to extortion.
The CBSA said in a news release Monday (Sept. 14) that most of those removed have been in the Pacific region, which includes B.C. and the Yukon. The agency issued 91 orders for people in the Pacific region, removing 58 individuals. The agency said it issued 50 removal orders for individuals in the Greater Toronto Area, removed 23 people, and issued 47 removal orders in the Prairie region, removing 23 of those.
Erin O’Gorman, president of Canada Border Services Agency, said, “The removal of more than 100 individuals linked to extortion activities reflects CBSA’s sustained efforts to identify, investigate and take action against those who pose a threat to our communities. These results also demonstrate the impact of strong collaboration with law enforcement partners across Canada and our shared commitment to combatting organized crime.”
In total, the CBSA has issued 188 removal orders for individuals with potential links to extortion since August 2025. Since the last update from the agency nearly three months ago, 30 individuals have been removed, bringing the total number of removals from Canada to 111.
The CBSA is part of a B.C. extortion task force that was launched in September 2025. The task force is made up of 40 officers from the B.C. RCMP, Abbotsford Police Department, Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – B.C. (CFSEU-BC), Delta Police Department, Metro Vancouver Transit Police and Surrey Police Service. It also receives support from the federal RCMP National Co-ordination and Support Team.
A month before the task force was officially launched, the CBSA “implemented enhanced tracking of immigration enforcement cases” that had potential links to extortion in B.C., Alberta and later the Toronto area.
In Surrey, B.C. there have been 139 reported extortions, 21 extortion-related shootings, two arsons and 74 victims, 38 of which are repeat victims, in 2026. The last confirmed extortion-related shooting was on July 7 in Cloverdale.
The federal public safety minister, Gary Anandasangaree, said, “Extortion and organized crime threaten the safety of our communities. The Government of Canada is committed to disrupting these activities through strong collaboration with law enforcement partners and decisive enforcement action. By identifying and removing inadmissible individuals involved in criminal activity, we are strengthening public safety.”
The news release names four individuals removed for links to extortion and organized crime, but it does not specify where they were removed from. The Now-Leader has reached out to the CBSA for more information.
• Palwinder Singh, a foreign national linked to an extortion-related shooting in the fall of 2025, was removed from Canada after the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) found him inadmissible under IRPA for being a member of a criminal organization linked to extortion-related violence.
• Jasmer Singh, a foreign national convicted in Canada of forcible confinement, was found inadmissible for serious criminality under IRPA. He was issued a deportation order and removed from Canada.
• Amitoz Bajwa, a foreign national, was removed from Canada after the IRB found him inadmissible under IRPA for being a member of an organization engaged in a pattern of criminal activity. He was also linked to firearms-related activity and an extortion-related shooting.
• Sahibjot Singh, a foreign national linked to an organization engaged in a pattern of criminal activity, was found inadmissible under IRPA by the IRB. Singh acknowledged committing offences that formed part of the organization’s pattern of criminal activity. He was subsequently removed from Canada.