Official statement
The URL Removal Tool does not consider the canonical tag. It matches exactly the submitted URL (including HTTP/HTTPS and www/non-www). The URL is not removed from the index but simply hidden from search results.
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Should You Really Choose Between Noindex and Canonical for SEO Optimization?
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TL;DR
The URL Removal Tool does not take the canonical tag into account; it acts on the exact URL submitted. The URLs are not removed from the index, only hidden from the results.
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