India is resuming some visa services for Canadians. This was announced on Wednesday morning on social media.

Indian officials state that after a month-long freeze, the Supreme Commission in Ottawa and the consulates general in Toronto and Vancouver will resume processing certain types of visas starting from Thursday.

The announcement was posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday morning. According to the statement, officials will resume services for tourist visas, business visas, medical visas, and conference visas.

"Emergency situations will continue to be handled by the Supreme Commission and Consulates General, as they are currently," the statement says.

"Further decisions, if necessary, will be made based on the ongoing assessment of the situation."

In late September, Indian officials in Canada suspended visa issuance after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested that India might be involved in the killing of a pro-Khalistan activist in British Columbia.

Since then, Canadians of Indian descent and their families have been making efforts to return home, with some waiting in long queues outside Indian visa offices in Ontario for hours.

India vehemently denied the accusations by the Prime Minister, leading to high diplomatic tensions. Last week, 41 Canadian diplomats left India after the country announced that individuals on their list would lose diplomatic immunity on October 20.

Following the mass exodus, Trudeau accused India of violating international law and stated that the threat of losing diplomatic immunity "is something that all countries in the world should be very concerned about."

Reinstating some visa services in India is beneficial for Canadians, says Sajjan Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan said he welcomes India's decision to restore some visa services but added that it would have been better if the freeze had never happened.

Sajjan also mentioned that the federal government is requesting India's closer cooperation in the investigation into the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a pro-Khalistan activist.

Reporters also asked Sajjan about what the government knows about the ongoing police investigation into Nijjar's death. In response, Sajjan referred to the independence of police investigators and stated that he is confident in their ability to conduct a thorough investigation.

Minister of Immigration Mark Miller told reporters on Wednesday that visa services should never have been suspended. He also mentioned that the "really troubling diplomatic situation with India has caused a lot of anxiety in many communities."

Marilyn Gavramont, a representative of Canada's Global Affairs Office (GAC), informed CBC News that GAC is aware of "the decision of the Indian government to resume the processing of certain categories of visas for Canadians."

"Canada and India share important people-to-people ties, and the resumption of visa services in India will facilitate travel between our countries for families and businesses," the statement reads.