First reported by the Financial Times, those who stayed past 10 October would lose their diplomatic immunity.

Canada said last month that India may have killed a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian soil, which India denied.

spoke with an Indian foreign ministry official who declined to comment.

Since this crisis erupted, India has asked Canada for parity in its diplomatic missions in Delhi and Ottawa.

Justin Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday that he does not wish to escalate the rift between Canada and India.

“We will continue to engage responsibly and constructively with the government of India,” he said.

After Trudeau suggested in September that India may have been responsible for Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death on 18 June, tensions heightened between the two countries.

Two masked gunmen shot him dead in his vehicle outside a Sikh temple in British Columbia. In a statement to the Canadian parliament, Mr. Trudeau said that the country’s intelligence agencies were investigating whether “agents of the government of India” were involved in Nijjar’s death.

However, the Indian foreign ministry later said it was willing to review any specific information shared by Canada.

As a result, each nation has expelled a diplomat from the other.

In September, India halted issuing visas to Canadian citizens citing “security threats” at its Canadian missions.

Arindam Bagchi, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry, said India sought “parity in rank and diplomatic strength” between the two diplomatic missions.

“We are seeking this due to Canadian diplomatic interference in our internal affairs,” he explained.

In addition, Canada announced it was reducing its personnel in India after receiving social media threats.