A Pakistani immigrant ordered deported 17 months ago for causing a deadly five-vehicle crash on a major highway in Mississauga, Ont., and then fleeing the scene, has won another chance to stay in Canada.

The “tragic” Jan. 27, 2018, crash on the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) resulted “in the death of one person and severe injuries to various other individuals,” according to a recent Federal Court decision.

Yasir Baig “fled the scene of the accident but surrendered to the police” a dozen days later.

In October 2022, the married father of three pled guilty to dangerous driving causing death. Baig, a permanent resident of Canada, was sentenced to six months less a day in jail and a 32-month driving prohibition.

“As a result of his criminal conviction,” Canada’s Immigration Division conducted a

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