Lawyers for the Indian-origin driver who killed 16 people in 2018 say he was so stressed during counseling that he ultimately failed to stay in Canada

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, who was sentenced to eight years in prison for causing the fatal 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 16 people, has failed in a last-ditch effort to stay in Canada, his lawyer has revealed. Sidhu’s lawyer, Michael Greene, said Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) rejected one of Sidhu’s last two applications to stay in Canada, adding that his client was now one step closer to being deported to India. Sidhu has two children, one of whom has complex health issues. Green said they would urge not to break up the family. Sidhu and his wife had been suffering from stress for years, the lawyer said, adding that Sidhu had been undergoing regular psychological counseling. “While some people have forgiven him, he has not forgiven himself. It’s still something he keeps reliving.”Sidhu came to Canada as a newlywed permanent resident in 2014 and was employed by a small trucking company three weeks before the accident. On that fateful day, he drove through a stop sign to a bus carrying a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team. Sixteen people were killed and 13 injured, and the incident made national headlines.Sidhu pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight years in prison. He will be eligible for full parole in 2023. He was ordered deported. In the latest development, his pre-deportation risk assessment was rejected, meaning authorities will now proceed with the deportation.

What is a pre-move risk assessment?

This is an immigration process in Canada where they check whether a person would face any serious harm if sent back to their home country. Refusing this means that the authorities have decided that they do not face serious harm in their own country, in this case India.