The Government of Canada must take immediate action to revoke the citizenship and residency of individuals affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran’s oppressive regime. These individuals have misrepresented their past, concealed their politically exposed status, and established businesses in Canada that may be linked to financial crimes, money laundering, and the expansion of the regime’s influence in our country.

The Islamic Republic regime is globally recognized for its sponsorship of terrorism, human rights violations, and destabilization of international security. Canada has already taken firm steps against the regime, including shutting down the Islamic Republic’s embassy in 2012 and designating the IRGC as a terrorist entity under our laws. However, regime officials and their associates continue to exploit our immigration system by providing false information to gain entry and permanent residency.

We call on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Government of Canada to investigate and take action against two individuals who were former Majles (Iranian Parliament) members and key players in the Islamic Republic’s operations:

1.⁠ ⁠Hassan Almasi – born in 1965 in Parsabad and served two terms as a representative of Parsabad, Bileh Savar, and Moghan in the Islamic Parliament of Iran.

 

 

 

 

He was nominated for a third term but failed to secure a seat. Shortly after, relocated with his family to Canada and opened a Currency Exchange in Coquitlam, BC. Almasi holds permanent residency and is in the process of obtaining citizenship.

 

 

 

 

Under border measures of Canada subparagraph 35(1)(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), the Canadian government designated the Islamic Republic of Iran as a regime engaging in terrorism and gross human rights violations, rendering all senior officials, including high-ranking military, intelligence, diplomatic, public service, judicial, and cabinet figures, from June 23, 2003 onward permanently inadmissible to Canada. As a result, those individuals are legally barred from citizenship, entry, or residency. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Almasi served as a member of the 6th Islamic Regime Parliament from May 27, 2000, to May 27, 2004. This means he held office after June 23, 2003, and therefore falls directly under the Government of Canada’s September 2024 measure, which renders all senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran permanently inadmissible to Canada.

On August 14, 2025, the Honourable Justice Alan S. Diner of the Federal Court issued a Judgment (T-439-24), Almasi v. MCI (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), granting a writ of mandamus and ordering IRCC to render a decision on Hassan Almasi’s 2021 citizenship application within 90 days. The Court found that the only cause of delay was the indefinite and unexplained security screening being conducted by CSIS. Importantly, the writ was granted not because Mr. Almasi had been cleared of national security concerns, but because the prolonged inaction was deemed unreasonable, thereby compelling IRCC to act despite the unresolved security issues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Given that Mr. Almasi remains under unresolved security screening and have had ties to regime-linked structures, granting him citizenship, and allowing him to maintain permanent residency, would conflict directly with this statutory inadmissibility framework intended to uphold Canada's national security and human rights commitments.

 

 

 

2.⁠ ⁠Seyed Mohammadreza Milani Hosseini –  born in 1951 in Tabriz, served as the representative of Tabriz in the fifth term of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis). A political figure, Milani earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry in India and was involved in the attack on the Iranian Embassy in India during the Shah’s era. As a university professor of chemistry, he contributed to Iran’s biochemical and nuclear research. Despite his affiliations with the Islamic Republic’s criminal operations, he has since settled in Toronto with his family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These former parliament members are considered politically exposed persons, yet they concealed their background when applying for Canadian immigration, obtaining citizenship through deception. This is a blatant abuse of Canada’s immigration system and a betrayal of the trust of its people.

These individuals should never have been allowed into Canada. Their presence threatens our national security, economic integrity, and democratic values. Canada must not become a safe haven for those who have committed crimes against humanity. The government has an obligation to protect Canadian citizens from foreign actors who continue to advance the interests of a terrorist regime.

We demand that the Government of Canada and Minister of Immigration, the Honourable Metlege Lena Diab :

•⁠  ⁠Revoke the Residency of Hasan Almasi and prevent him from obtaining citizenship.
•⁠ Revoke Citizenship of Seyed Mohammadreza Milani Hosseini and proceed with his deportation to Iran.
•⁠  ⁠Conduct thorough investigations into their financial and business activities.
•⁠  ⁠Strengthen immigration policies to prevent regime officials from entering Canada.

It is time for Canada to take a stand. We cannot allow our country to be exploited by affiliates of an oppressive regime. Sign this petition and demand action from our government now!

Mira Nassiri;

Political Activist and Investigative Journalist