Immigrant who came to Canada using a false identity wins another shot at retaining citizenship

A Bangladeshi immigrant deported from Canada two decades ago after the refugee claim he made using a false identity was rejected has won another shot at keeping the Canadian citizenship he obtained after marrying a woman in Bangladesh five months later who had permanent residency status here.

Saleem Bapari’s ruse was uncovered in December 2013 after facial recognition software employed by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia identified him as Reza Ahmed when he applied for a driver’s licence.