SITUATION is chaotic for Russians if deported from Canada. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber.
Olga Kantor is glad she will not be returning to her native Russia any time soon.
Kantor, who is in her 80s, was spared deportation from Canada due to the chaotic situation in Russia, which is waging a brutal war against Ukraine.
There has been a halt on deportations from Canada to Russia because of the situation in that country. Flights from Russia are not allowed in Canadian airspace and it is dangerous for flights there.
REFUGEE families try to get help.
Court heard that Kantor arrived in Canada in January 2020. She has a grown child here who is a citizen.
She did not have the proper immigration documents and deportation proceedings was underway to send her home.
Kantor appealed the deportation to a Federal Court of Canada and a judge ruled she had obtained a fair hearing.
“These relatives are willing and able to provide support for the applicant,” according to the judge in a written decision. “The applicant (Kantor) experienced significant hardship growing up in the Soviet Union during the Second World War and continues to suffer long-term effects.”
Kantor has two children, one who died and the other a citizen.
“The applicant will face irreparable and irrevocable harm should she be forced to return to Russia where she has no one to care for her,” according to the judge.
The senior will remain in Canada until the situation improves in Russia.
Immigration lawyer Richard Kurland said Kantor can still “try her luck with a new application based on current events” in Russia.