criminal-law canada immigration extradition borders
Extradite or deport a criminal while there is no treaty between the two countries of Iran and Canada
<p>Thank you for considering my question.
There is a criminal who has been tried in court and proven guilty and received sentences for a series of crimes including threat to kill and withdrawing money from accounts illegally. He has managed to escape from Iran to Canada legally with a work permit and also transfer the money he stole to Canada. Googling this case has no result since there is no treaty between the two countries. But I am sure there must be some way to bring the criminal back to justice. Especially because as long as he feels safe in Canada and is sure he will not be extradited, lives are in danger here (He pays people here to do the job for him).</p>

<p>I am no lawyer, but as a citizen who has been involved in the issue for over a year, these are the only course of actions coming to my mind:</p>

<ul>
<li>Contact the immigration authorities to prevent him from obtaining citizenship of Canada and extending the visa.</li>
<li>Try to contact the Canadian prosecutor and ask them to consider this case. Even though there is no treaty between the two countries, I believe it does not mean Canada wants to host dangerous Criminals and help them escape justice and the prosecutor might be willing to investigate at least.</li>
</ul>

<p>Am I thinking correctly?
Any other suggestions?</p>

<p>Please consider that hiring a lawyer who is willing to charge me BEFORE I get my money back from this criminal (which is quite a considerable amount of money, well, basically, my whole 20 years of work savings!!), cannot be an option for me. Of course after I have my hand on my money, I am willing to pay all the expenses.  </p>

<p>Thanks every one in advance.</p>

<p>Promoting the comment to an answer based on the feedback.</p>

<p>Canada is not going to extradite him but they may deport him if he committed any immigration fraud. Typically applications for Visa or Work Permit include many question on your history including "have you ever been convicted for a crime". </p>

<p>So either he lied on the application or the Canada didn't care about his criminal record. If he lied, you may have a lever: contact the immigration fraud department <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/protect-fraud/report-fraud.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/protect-fraud/report-fraud.html</a></p>

<h2>It relies upon the cooperation of Canada</h2>

<p><strong>This is not likely.</strong></p>

<p>In the absence of an extradition treaty, extradition is at the discretion of the host country. Canada, rightly or wrongly, does not see Iran’s judicial system as free, fair and impartial and, as such, they will generally not accept an Iranian court’s verdict as evidence of guilt. An <a href="https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iran-asking-canada-for-extradition-in-a-financial-case/29819577.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">example</a>.</p>

<p>The chance of Canada agreeing to an extradition is minuscule. Your chance of ever seeing the money you lost again is, unfortunately, also minuscule. Your efforts would be better rewarded in earning money again and writing off what you’ve lost.</p>
