The family of a Canadian-Egyptian journalist imprisoned in Cairo is hoping he will soon be deported to Canada, after an Egyptian court ordered a retrial.

Mohamed Fahmy’s fiancée told The Canadian Press his family hopes he will be deported before the new trial. She said the Fahmy family has met with a senior government official “who confirmed the process is in its final stages.”

Marwa Omara also told CP that the Canadian government is following up with the Egyptian officials “and hopefully Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird’s visit next week can expedite the process.”

Omara said the family is expecting Baird to arrive in Egypt on Jan. 15, but the Department of Foreign Affairs has not yet released a date for the visit.

Fahmy’s Canadian lawyer, Lorne Waldman, told CTV’s Power Play Tuesday that he remains “hopeful,” but is not “optimistic yet” about Fahmy’s deportation. He said many details remain unclear, such as whether Fahmy’s release from prison will come with certain conditions.

Baird said Tuesday that Ottawa "has been working very hard" on the Fahmy case.

"We obviously were pleased that he was granted an appeal. We've been working very closely at senior levels within the Egyptian government and when we have further news to announce we will," he said in Toronto.

Fahmy is also being represented by high-profile human rights lawyer Amal Clooney. Waldman said he and Clooney had requested a meeting with Baird before his visit to Cairo, but that will not happen.

“He unfortunately was unable or unwilling to meet with us and we’re disappointed,” Waldman said.

He said Baird suggested that they discuss the case with Canadian officials in Egypt instead.

Fahmy is one of three Al-Jazeera journalists who were convicted last year of terror-related charges and sentenced to between seven and 10 years in prison.

Fahmy has denied any wrongdoing, saying he was simply doing his job as a journalist in Egypt when he was arrested.

Last week, an Egyptian court ordered a retrial for Fahmy and his colleagues, Australian correspondent Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed, an Egyptian producer. A date for the new trial has not been set.

With a report from The Canadian Press