There are roughly 770,000 Sikhs in Canada, about 2 per cent of the population - the largest Sikh community outside India Ottawa's accusations this week detailing a deadly Indian campaign against its Canada-based critics may have further derailed bilateral relations - but to Sikh activists,

Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly stated that Indian diplomats are on notice for jeopardizing Canadian safety. Six diplomats have been expelled, and Joly emphasized that Canada will not tolerate violations of the Vienna convention.