Extradition Act (S.C. 1999, c. 18)

Marginal note:Evidence of identity

37 The following are evidence that the person before the court is the person referred to in the order of arrest, the document that records the conviction or any other document that is presented to support the request:

• (a) the fact that the name of the person before the court is similar to the name that is in the documents submitted by the extradition partner; and

• (b) the fact that the physical characteristics of the person before the court are similar to those evidenced in a photograph, fingerprint or other description of the person.