The first woman soldier to flee the US military for Canada to avoid the Iraq war has been ordered deported along with her husband and children.

Kimberly Rivera said on Wednesday her requests to stay on humanitarian and compassionate grounds were rejected.

Ms Rivera is likely to be court-martialled when she returns to the United States and could face up to five years in prison..

A first class army private stationed in Fort Carson, Colorado, Ms Rivera served in Iraq in 2006 and came to Canada the following year after she refused redeployment.

She lives in Toronto with her husband and three children - the youngest is six weeks old and Canadian-born.